Unity & Balance in Art, My New Painting City Crosswalk

This is my new painting City Crosswalk. I was attracted by the pattern created by the crosswalk.  My initial concern was that I might divide my painting into two sections because of the busy upper part. My critique group did not feel I divided the painting and liked the use of the figure (my focal point) and the simplified buildings. Viewers enter my painting by the crosswalk and can exit by the sky. I used loose, expressive brush strokes and color mixes wet in wet. On this particular day, there was no sunlight. I added sunlight to maintain the forms of the buildings. 

One person’s critique of my painting: 

“The upper half is not "busy" (IMHO) because the values and colors keep the eye relaxed, not bouncing up & down skyscrapers.

The gentle use of orange on the far left car balances the person's coat just right. The car windows balance the hair and pants. The violet of the other car is balanced in the far left building and elsewhere.

I don't know if you planned all this beforehand, or if it is the result of training or natural instincts. But it seems "just right", one of those perfect compositions that look deceptively simple but is never that simple. A great piece.”

 This is a digital painting using mainly traditional oil painting techniques and a painterly approach. I used virtual brushes and paints on coarse cotton canvas (Corel Painter 12 and Wacom Intuos5 drawing pen and tablet). I worked with mainly impasto and “real oil” brushes.

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Composition, Color, Courbet's Painting The Wheat Sifters

French artist, Gustave Courbet (1819 – 1877) was known for his realistic paintings. His paintings highlighted social problems of his time. Courbet designed aggresive compositions and used light and color to create atmosphere. In his painting The Wheat Sifters (1854), Courbet paints about the problems of the poor. His skillful composition and use of color are apparent. His diagonal shapes add movement and energy to the painting. He models the figures with warm light and color temperature; note the structure and volume of the middle figure. (Jordi Vigue, Great Masters of Western Art)

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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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