Landscapes in Art, Babad Painting Trees by Water

In my painting, Trees by Water, I wanted to paint a loose, expressive landscape. My readers are familiar with my figure paintings but I also paint landscapes and seascapes.  To change my landscape style, I used a thick brushstroke. The local color of the trees and rocks are a red white.  The hue contrasts with the blue of the ocean, sky and green background. Warm colors advance; cooler colors recede. The foreground has more detail than the background. My composition followed the rule of thirds.

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Movement, Repetition, Cast Shadows in Art, Babad's Painting Soccer Game

In my painting, Soccer Game, I wanted to convey the movement of the game and figures.  I have done prior posts about movement,  edges and direction of shapes. In my above painting I have also created movement with repetition. The heads of the players from left to right move downwards in a curve. There is also a space between the cast shadow and foot of the soccer player on the left. These spaces between cast shadows and form create movement. Today I saw a wonderful photograph of a skate board jumper. The figure was on a diagonal at the top of the jump. The cast shadow and skate board were separate from the figure. It is best to paint figures at the top of the movement.

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Movement, Structure in Art, Duchamp and Babad Paintings

In my above painting, Soccer Player, I wanted to emphasize the structure of the figure.  I did this with modeling the light, half tone and form shadow. I did not blend these areas so that the form and volume of the player would be accentuated. When I stress the figure’s movement, I frequently blend and smudge edges. However, the diagonal direction of the figure in my painting contributes to the movement.  In Marcel Duchamp’s painting, Nude Descending a Staircase, No.2, the artist conveyed volume and space with his use of light. Movement was achieved by overlapping the figure several times and moving it downward.  

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