12 x 9 inches, oil paint on wood panel Copyright 2009, John A. Brecht, all rights reserved
Tell me what you think. I think the color in this painting is on the saturated side but it still works. On the other hand, I was painting this in Hitchcock Woods (in Aiken, SC.), a shady environment, and the sun coming down through the opening in the trees overhead really made the sandy soil of the riding trail and the leaves and pine straw on either side pop. This summer I was playing with color. It is evident here. I had some new additions to my palette as well as flake white. I was really wanting to change from my five-color palette and expand it. I must admit that the heat and intense sun of the South Carolina summer forced me to head into the woods where I found respite from old sol. However, I really hate painting in the woods. The only thing of visual interest, to me, ends up being a path. Don't get me wrong, paths have great archetypal significance, and they are very common and useful visual elements, but in this particular wood they all look alike -- you paint one you have painted them all.
WOW, I LOVE THIS PAINTING! I DON'T THINK THE AMOUNT OF COLOR IS TOO MUCH AT ALL. THE COLORS ARE BOLD! YOU MAKE THIS SCENE COME ALIVE, AND THE COLORS DANCE.
YOU MAY NOT ENJOY PAINTING WOODS, AND PATHS, HOWEVER, IF YOU HAD NOT TOLD US, I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD HAVE SUSPECTED SO. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL, AND DELIGHTFUL PAINTING!
Posted by: DONNA | 12/15/2009 at 06:18 PM
Love this - it really has the look of the light in South Carolina.
Posted by: Becky Levenson -Smith | 12/20/2009 at 06:17 PM
Even though I think you're minimizing your work a little here and your focus on the path, you still make me wonder what I may find if I just walk a little farther to the crest of the hill. Really nice lighting effects.
Posted by: Neil | 07/18/2010 at 12:19 AM