Music Painting - Matteo Negrin

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Critique - Nicole Jekich - Cavern Painting

Nicole,

looking good!! i saw this awhile ago and its come a long way.

id pick out your points of interest (im guessing the lantern and the dude himself and the eyes in the background and possibly the tunnel at the end) and really direct the eye to these areas.

also a location like this is a great opportunity for playing with light and color; less with line and shape. with a soft brush and low opacity, darken up that BG with your darks. use the same brush with your lights and brighten up the area around your light source.

finally, get that glow going with the eyes too; remember these will also emit a bit of light as well, so use that same brush techique up there as well. with a very vertical composition, contrast between light and darkness will really aid in telling the viewer where to look.

overall moving in the right direction. just feel it needs that last ummph. hope im not not stepping on your toes with the overpaint, but find it easier to show not tell.

hope things are well!!

Alex

visit her site at: nicolejekich.com

original painting (c) 2010 of nicole jekich, over-paint done solely for critique purposes

blast-from-the-past: LOST PAINTING

STOLEN DEC 2003, OLYMPIA, WA. IF FOUND PLEASE CONTACT.

"Maganda senora libot na libot ng espada (A beautiful woman surrounded by swords)"

42"x37" oil on canvas paper.

did some sifting thru some old pictures and files. here is a photo of one of my first oil paintings done during my art education at the evergreen state college. it was stolen from the school gallery the winter of 2003. pretty much over the theft, but still would be nice to find out where it has been all these years.