Comments on: Winter Corn

By: laura

laura — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:09:52 +0000

I love seeing the stages the painting went through;l thanks for posting them. Yours seems, more than the others, to be an aerial view–it’s a nice perspective. And I love your colors!

By: leslie

leslie — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:14:34 +0000

From Kincade to Van Gogh in one painting!
I liked the cornstalks on the orange ground in the Kincade version, but much prefer the Van Gogh version!
I keep imagining crows in the sky.
This is fabulous!
Welcome to the Virtual Sketch Date. Hope you do them each month.

By: MD

MD — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:11:00 +0000

Oh…both are so lovely, but the Vincent Van Gogh version particularly appeals to me. Gorgeous work!
MD

By: Lesley Spanos

Lesley Spanos — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:38:07 +0000

Thank you, Stacy, for the warm welcome. I am already looking forward to next month’s challenge! Oh, and I do love oils for their ability to cover mistakes. I worked in watercolor for awhile, and I had to be so CAREFUL all the time. In oils, I get to change my mind. Which I do, frequently.

Thank you all for your nice comments! You’ve made a newbie feel very welcome. I’m still trying to get around to see everyone’s work.

Andy, it’s still a little squishy.

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:38:10 +0000

Great homage to Van Gogh, as we’ve all said. The sky is very distinctive and the tree is a knockout. It all works really well. Is it dry yet? )

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:09:29 +0000

So Van Gogh like. What a nice intrepretation of this reference.

By: Regina

Regina — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:23:03 +0000

Thank you for the progression photos – I liked them as well, but love the final piece. Very “Starry Night” in one way, but unique to you also – the tree is really nice and I like the person trudging along – it adds a lot to the painting.

By: Sydney

Sydney — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:16:11 +0000

I like your initial start but I love the final painting! It does have a Van Gogh look. That was my first thought.

By: Peggy

Peggy — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:32:24 +0000

I have to get my 2cents in. I love the colors and that van gogh look.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:21:04 +0000

Oh I love it!!! this a wonderful piece very much in the style of van gogh – I love the figure and the moon / sun and the trees -

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:33:56 +0000

Yes, Van Gogh is the first comparison i thought of when admiring your painting. There’s so much raw energy in what you have created! I also think that making the stone building red improves the composition. Thank you for including some of the process, that’s very helpful.

By: Carol Edan

Carol Edan — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:35:20 +0000

Since I have begun to paint in oils I appreciate your showing your progression and description of your creative process. I love the play of oranges and blues!
carol

By: Joanie

Joanie — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:46:26 +0000

Very VanGogh-ish indeed. Love the liberties you took with this, so fresh, different. Welcome to VSD…lots of fun.

By: Stacy Rowan

Stacy Rowan — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:52:19 +0000

Lesley, welcome to the Virtual Sketch Date. Newcomers are always welcome here and you followed the submission rules to a T so we like you already.

Both of your paintings are lovely, but I must admit the final version has more appeal because of it’s uniqueness. I especially love the blue in the tree. And can I say, since I work in watercolors, I am AMAZED at how drastically you can change an oil painting mid-stream! Thanks for showing the steps. I found them very interesting!