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Old Crimson Farmhouse #2

7/30/2014

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I went back again to this same location, stayed further back down the road more where I stood the first time to get more of a three quarter view. The evenings have been pretty fabulous out here on the country roads. Just enough breeze to keep me comfortable and keep any bugs away. Trying to look harder at what is happening with those shadows falling across the road, grasses and fields.
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Dappled Sunlight, Old Crimson Farmhouse

7/28/2014

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A few things that I was trying to keep in mind while painting this. I ended up with a question: Does values of light and shadow shift in contrast as they move into the background?

Watching the values to capture the contrast between the bright sun in the late afternoon light. 

How the shadows up front differ from the shadows in the distance. 

How to capture the dappled light on the road near me. 

These were the main things I was trying to solve in this piece and maintain my focus area on the farmhouse. All this at the same time as the light changed quickly, but mostly the shadows got longer and that actually helped with my foreground design.

Something that I may have noticed but didn't really capture was that foreground shadows where lighter in shade then the shadows on the house. I'm not sure about this or if this is some kind of theory I've missed along the way. I was thinking atmospheric perspective all along but noticed that the shadows closer to me had more hue on the objects they were landing on. I have many questions here and now I know what I'll be trying to solve on my next outdoor piece.

Question: Does values of light and shadow shift in contrast as they move into the background?
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1st Place for Opus Challenge Langley

5/10/2014

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Opus Outdoor Painting Challenge 2014, my third year doing this challenge and 3rd time lucky. I'm very thrilled to have won 1st price in the Langley area challenge. 

The day started with some drizzle and I moved back under a tree which changed my original approach to this scene. I wanted to do a portrait of the tree but give the water a lot of interest. Instead the tree and it's subtle mossy colours became my focus.

I didn't get a final photo of my painting and it will be at Opus Langley on display for a week. The photos here show the painting about 3/4s done. I was pretty pleased with my piece and felt I had captured this lovely old tree.
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Belcarra 2nd Painting From the Beach

3/16/2014

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The fog was thick all morning and didn't start to clear till well past noon.
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Sun Thru Fog 11"x14" Oil on Canvas Panel
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Tide's Out

5/2/2013

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I've started a new series of plein air paintings along the Pitt River. My first efforts this early spring were at the duck pond in Colony Farm Regional Park just down the road from me now I'll work my way up and down the Pitt River.
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