Here's my latest. It's a view of the back garden of our apartment. Or at least a view overlooking our neighbour's back garden.
I debated about the Palm, whether to include it our not.
Initially I felt that it is out of character with the surrounds, as it is clearly not an indigenous species to western France. However it features so prominately in the garden it should be represented. In real life, I find the Palm actually becomes a focal point, due to it's more yellowy hue and shiny leaves, and I didn't necessarily desire that for my painting. So i toned it down.
Besides, the other tree foliage provided enough a challenge; one that I don't feel I handled very well.
I debated about the Palm, whether to include it our not.
Initially I felt that it is out of character with the surrounds, as it is clearly not an indigenous species to western France. However it features so prominately in the garden it should be represented. In real life, I find the Palm actually becomes a focal point, due to it's more yellowy hue and shiny leaves, and I didn't necessarily desire that for my painting. So i toned it down.
Besides, the other tree foliage provided enough a challenge; one that I don't feel I handled very well.
Photo of garden:
Funny, comparing them side by side I see that my greens were very cold compared to the yellows and browns in the picture. It's a palette limitation with my Oil Pastels. While I have purchased about all the greens Sennlier manufacture, they are not a very warm variety.
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