tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840137572966162241.post2915414619857111186..comments2023-09-26T06:57:55.951-07:00Comments on Hall Groat II Painting Students: Broome Community College: Megan" Still life #1" --20"x16"Hall Groat IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07203179852960726485noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8840137572966162241.post-63471486755941741442007-03-21T05:20:00.000-07:002007-03-21T05:20:00.000-07:00To improve on the background in the painting the I...To improve on the background in the painting the I would make more dynamic brush strokes and have the background look less gradated. And if you add another color from the fruit to the warm area it may incorporate the background more.<BR/> Bringing more of the violin into the composition could add more movement to the piece. Also bringing the fruit down farther on the picture plain may give the items a better sense of being grounded. <BR/> To enhance the light and shadow in the painting, a few more highlights could be added, especially on the lion and the violin. Darkening the accent on the pear on the right side would give a better idea that it is sitting on the table instead of floating in the air. Bringing in some of the complementary colors, or just a cool color, into the shadows would enhance not only the shadow's vividness but it would also bring up the color harmony.<BR/> Try to bring the red from the apple into the paint can on the side or into the lemon because the light probably reflects the color onto the other forms. <BR/> Changing the brush strokes and making them more visible could add more volume and more movement in the painting at the same time. You could also, to add volume, darken up the form shadows and maybe bring some of the colors of the fruit into their own cast shadows right around the base of the form.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com