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Autumn Afternoon at Lake Lure

1 11 2006

Autumn painting of water

This was another plein air painting I did on my mountain trip. I did this painting during John Budicin portion of the workshop. I was in full sun but it was windy so I didn’t want to mess with my umbrella. John commented that I’d better shade my painting from time to time or else the values would be too dark. I tried my best, but when I got inside and looked at my painting it was indeed darker than I had expected. I may yet touch this piece up a bit, but I’m not sure. I do like the way the water looks, so I wouldn’t want to mess with it too much.

In some ways John’s style was very different from Ken’s. John used little #3 round brushes, where Ken used #8 filberts. John had a more expansive pallete and Ken’s was pretty limited. I found this interesting and it also confirmed to me that there is no one “right way” approach. What the two had in common, though, was an emphasis on design, value, and seeing everything in shapes and planes. I think these ideas were starting to solidify with me especially during the days when we painted outside.

This painting measures 9×12″ and is done in oils on canvas mounted hardboard. I haven’t uploaded it to my main website yet, so please contact me if you would like more information.

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Date : 1 November 2006
Categories : Southern Landscapes, Painting Technique, Art of the American South, Plein Air Painting, Art Instruction, Art Travels

7 responses to “Autumn Afternoon at Lake Lure”

2 11 2006: Dennis Poirier (11:01:54) :

Really like this one Jennifer. Nice comp!
Happy painting!
3 11 2006: jennifereyoung (08:29:15) :

Thanks Dennis,
It was a great location. The scene nearly painted itself!

Best wishes,
Jennifer
4 11 2006: Rob (10:20:28) :

i would leave it alone,it looks so fresh!
sometimes i’ve got the same problem,
bringing in a painting that looks too dark
it’s all experience,take the lesson to the next one
6 11 2006: Martina (06:07:43) :

It’s wonderful!! You have obteined again a wonderful effect. I like landscapes and specially these painted with colours of fall, ochre, yellow…
Congratulations.
8 11 2006: jennifereyoung (11:15:02) :

Thank you Rob and Martina for the feedback :-). Okay, I have been looking at it for a while and have decided to leave it as is. I will definitely want to paint a larger version of this with my plein air for a reference.

Best wishes,
Jennifer
14 11 2006: Russ (16:57:11) :

Love the Lake Lure painting! Do check out the site when you get a monet. I would love to promote local art as I am doing local crafts.
Russ
14 11 2006: Russ (16:58:35) :

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Sorry did not add it to the comment box.
Russ

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