I recently uploaded this painting of two fly fishermen on Schoharie Creek to Fine Art America. There are some really talented and successful artists that display their works from all over the world. One artist I have really come to admire a lot is David Lloyd Glover. His paintings are just dazzling with lots of bright color and light. Well, in one awestruck moment, I sent him a comment on one of his recent works and asked if he could take a look at my work and give me some pointers on what he thought I could do to improve. His reply was: "Nicely painted with good atmosphere. However, the main fisherman should face into the composition to direct the viewer into the scene."I have to admit, in the past I would not have taken such correction very well. I would have thought... well, that's his opinion! I painted the scene as I saw it and that is the way the man was standing! But in reality all along there was something nagging me about this painting that I just couldn't quite put my finger on. Have you ever experienced that? Well he hit the nail right on the head. So I went back to my other photos that I took that day and selected a different shot of the main fisherman. Here are the results.
What do you think? A more pleasing composition? I guess that means we all should be open to evaluate criticism. A wise artist is a perpetual student. Thanks David!
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Ken,
ReplyDeleteA simple fix and the painting is now a winner. Unfortunately, we painters work in essentially a vacuum. Relying on our own self direction without the help of the dreaded "third eye". I like to take an almost finished painting out of my studio and set it up outside in the bright sunlight to study it with a fresh new outlook. Minor flaws pop out almost as soon as I step back so it allows me the time to go back and do a few quick fixes.
Thanks for your kind works about my work.
Best regards,
David Lloyd Glover