tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35576502.post8910587146104369929..comments2023-06-28T08:42:57.194-04:00Comments on KIM RHONEY: Kim Rhoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05629615707839245823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35576502.post-9928282065384102362007-07-01T10:41:00.000-04:002007-07-01T10:41:00.000-04:00Thank you Ed! I spent the latter part of yesterday...Thank you Ed! I spent the latter part of yesterday fretting over details on those grapes.... when it was their overall mass that I had missed! I am off to paint some grapes by mass and I may even ditch my glasses for a while! Nice of you to take the time to share your wisdom. I love the web!Kim Rhoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05629615707839245823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35576502.post-46315504475508256372007-07-01T09:39:00.000-04:002007-07-01T09:39:00.000-04:00Hi Kim, This painting makes a very pleasing abstra...Hi Kim, This painting makes a very pleasing abstract pattern, and I really like the background color, that light lime greeny color.<BR/><BR/>My only suggestion is the grapes themselves, and I wouldn't suggest changing this painting, but maybe trying this first in a small study. This is probably a matter of subjective taste, but I would have abstracted out the groups of grapes a bit more, and not drawn everyone. If you're painting in oil, suggest massing the entire area in the shadow color of the grape, alternating a warm, cool and grayish version of that violet color to entertain the eye and create tension. Then I would define a few grapes here and there with the light side color.<BR/><BR/>I actually paint the first 80% of my paintings without my glasses. I'm near-sighted, so this abstracts the the subject for me, which helps me focus on large shapes first, so I can get the correct color and values. I then use my glasses at the very end for a new minor details.<BR/><BR/>Again, this advice is based on how I would approach it, but the painting as is works too.Ed Terpeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211416674089451891noreply@blogger.com