In my above painting, Lake
Rock Formations, I was attracted by the light, shadows, local colors, and overall
form of the rock formation. I was
concerned about the different values (gray scale) of the planes breaking apart
the overall shape and form of the rock. While I did connect some planes of
similar value, my concern remained. I painted a simple background to contrast
with the complexity of the rock formation. The light is coming from the right
front side. My critique group felt I had maintained the overall form of the
rock formation. It is best sometimes to connect shapes of similar values, i.e.
dark values, to maintain unity. In Degas' above painting, New Orleans Cotton Office, Degas has painting multiple figures of different values. He has maintained unity by connecting the dark values.
In my painting there are 3 bright light areas.
The largest area done in impasto was my focal area. I painted 2 other areas in
a more muted light so that the brightest area was to some extent repeated.
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