Monday, April 15, 2013

Back Away From Your Painting.....

It's really important to view your painting from a distance several times during the process of painting a picture. You can see what is working in the painting and what isn't, what is crooked and what needs a different color.
This painting is a commission for a home in Napa. That explains the grape vines. It isn't finished yet, I've got to back away and make a few more changes.

Looking at my painting from the kitchen



Looking at my painting from the dining room



Looking at my painting from the hallway right outside my studio 



Looking at the painting from a yard away right inside my studio.  Oh my gosh, I need to change the .....What do you think I should do?

2 comments:

myra anderson said...

it looks beautiful from here!

Polly Birchall said...

I think you should stop backing away!!!! It looks good from way over here! (actually it's something we should do and often forget)