Drskmishra

[Drskmishra]

Thanks sir for your valuable suggestions, yes the foliage and trees do look like a mass of green! Shall have to work on these as an ongoing process perhaps. Visual vacabulary, wonderful terminology sir!

[Drskmishra]

Have tried to do a planned composition this time, kept the distant objects out of focus to highlight the careless girl and her bicycle! Have also tried to get the perspective right, but many flaws I'm sure! Seeking suggestions from all please.

[D Akey]

Perspective's not bad. I like the proportions and gestures of the mid-range figures with those simple strokes indicating their placement and scale.

The star of your show is somewhat off in proportions. If a viewer can sense something's wrong it will more often than not be because there's something off in the human -- face or proportions or action. In this case, the girl is not quite right. I mean she's close, but still she's off just enough to have it interfere with the audience just going into the picture without thinking it's a painting and something amiss.

If all the figures are off then it may sometimes be attributed to a stylistic approach. But the other figures are pretty good, so by that criteria it becomes seen as a problem.

If it doesn't bore you too much you may want to consider drawing to get facile with it. I mean since you're in medicine you doubtless had to study anatomy, so I should think it would be a very easy step to take that knowledge into your pictures. Drawing would be a quick way to get your paintings up to speed.

Good work overall though in this painting. You are doing well with perspective and separating elements in varying distances.

[Drskmishra]

You're quite right sir, I need to do more of sketches, the girl should have been a few feet more into the scene perhaps. But overall looks like I'm not wide off the mark I guess, thanks for your valuable suggestions sir!

[Drskmishra]

Have tried this girl tesing water on a quiet beach. Her excitement, clouds, rather still water and shadows as and when relevant. Seeking suggestions from all please.

[D Akey]

Pretty good. Nice colors. I personally, for designing the composition, would tend to stage it with the figure to the left more facing in to offset it a bit. The background behind her (to the left) is not placed all that well because when looking at this, the woman is immediately the first thing I see, and then I look where she's looking.

So it's almost like your composition is cut in half with the right half dominating (from the figure over to the right) and as such there is a lack of balance. Some artists don't care about balance but I find it essential when telling a story. And the artists who are breaking the rules are either less adept or very skilled and do it for a purpose.

Whether one does it well or badly, the artist is creating a hierarchy of importance in the pic. One leads the eye through the painting. So you have to know where the eye will first enter, and then from there where will it go. Because a painting is a still image does not mean it necessarily lacks movement. You are telling a story to the viewer both in subject matter as well as creating a journey though your picture usually starting with the subject and adding details as the viewer becomes aware of them as the eye journeys through.

[Drskmishra]

Valid points sir! The area behind the girl looks out of place no doubt! Perhaps more of dark big heavy rocks would be better, shall take care the next time, thanks for the suggestions!

[Drskmishra]

How would you like your egg? Well, I've been wanting to do this for a long time! Any good? Seeking suggestions!

[D Akey]

Delicious!

[Drskmishra]

City on a rainy evening. From perspective to colours, reflections, shadows and detailing. I have been observing & learning continuously through various paintings and photographs. Seeking suggestions from all please.