Sunset Watercolor

Rob Smith · 5 Jul 2015, 05:04

This was a piece I created last summer. I wasn't happy with the final painting and it almost ended up on the scrap heap. I pulled it out one day and went at it with ink pen, gouache, and color pencils.

Lee Holland · 5 Jul 2015, 08:19

I think thats a really great image Rob. Love the warmth you have all over.

Leontine · 5 Jul 2015, 16:44

@Rob-Smith well done!

Jake Parker · 6 Jul 2015, 17:27

Hey Rob! Great to see you here.

I love this piece. Well done.

Rob Smith · 6 Jul 2015, 20:38

Thanks for your kind comments everyone.
Jake its really great to have a forum connected with the SVS Learn site.

Kendra Minadeo · 7 Jul 2015, 06:42

@Rob-Smith Love those little kids and their red pops of color! Wonderful layering in the trees as well. I also like how the trees in the background sorta hang not quite touching the ground - its a bit ghosty or mystical. Lots of time and love went into this baby. Congrats Rob!

Rich Green · 7 Jul 2015, 18:09

So glad you kept this piece around and revisited it. Really beautiful!

Lee White · 8 Jul 2015, 14:32

lovely piece rob. Very well done!

One thing I would like to suggest on an image like this is loosening the strokes of the trees as they get near the top of the page. Contrast will always draw attention and that will be exaggerated with sharp edges. You want your focal point to be lower near the kids. So if you added those branches with wet in wet technique instead of wet on dry it would soften it up top while still giving you the chance to show tree detail.

Rob Smith · 8 Jul 2015, 14:37

Thanks Lee! I really appreciate your comments and critique.

Thrace · 9 Jul 2015, 11:56

Beautiful painting!

Charlie Eve Ryan · 16 Jul 2015, 03:31

Rob...waves HI!! This is really beautiful! Love the light and trees.