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Related: About this forumJust finished this landscape.
A friend took the photo it's based on because of the red-headed woodpecker on the fencepost.

surfered
(14,289 posts)sinkingfeeling
(58,039 posts)The Blue Flower
(6,594 posts)Great brush work.
hlthe2b
(114,685 posts)lapucelle
(21,129 posts)Do you show or sell your work?
Tell us more...
Is it an oil painting? Is it large or small? How long did it take to paint?
Ocelot II
(131,239 posts)It took about 3 weeks, working intermittently, letting it dry in stages. I don't sell or show my stuff; it's just for fun; I'll probably give this one to the photographer if he wants it.
lapucelle
(21,129 posts)Diamond_Dog
(41,052 posts)Your painting takes me away to a gorgeous and peaceful summer day. Love your rendering of the field and the white flowering plants. Very nicely done!
chowder66
(12,514 posts)Very.
Deuxcents
(27,708 posts)sheshe2
(98,462 posts)Thank you for sharing it with us, Ocelot.
everyonematters
(4,256 posts)2naSalit
(103,810 posts)That's really a nice scene.
BadgerMom
(3,437 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(17,272 posts)Thanks for sharing.
bif
(27,230 posts)What a beautiful piece. I especially like the way you handled the dark trees in the background. They give it an eerie feeling.
Figarosmom
(13,390 posts)This is pretty and certainly needs the red headed woodpecker. Reminds me of the fields in WV.
Mine are usually more expressionist instead of realistic though. I love the Favists.
Skittles
(172,881 posts)this is pretty - hey wait, is that a woodpecker?
czarjak
(13,678 posts)GiqueCee
(4,741 posts)... and I love landscapes. I'm partial to watercolors, but they can be unforgiving. Being such vibrant and saturated colors, acrylics can be tough to tame. Your subtleties of tone are exquisite, and the light... damn, that's a nice painting.
If I can ever figure out how it's done, I'll post some of my work one of these days. I've been at it a while 60 years in the profession and I'm starting to get the hang of it.
Ocelot II
(131,239 posts)It's easy to do. Just take photos of your paintings and upload them to an image-sharing site like Postimages.com, which will give you a link for you to post here.
GiqueCee
(4,741 posts)I'll try to find Postimages.com and give it a try.
Think warm thoughts; this polar vortex is bound to let up sooner or later!
Ocelot II
(131,239 posts)GiqueCee
(4,741 posts)I was just about to look 'em up. I'll give you a heads-up when I get it all to work.
Take care
AnotherDreamWeaver
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Ocelot II
(131,239 posts)LiberalLoner
(11,467 posts)Ocelot II
(131,239 posts)I never can tell by myself whether a painting is successful, so your positive feedback is really encouraging!
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(4,728 posts)AllaN01Bear
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