Hillside — Day #18 of the challenge | Rachel Murphree Watercolors

Hillside view. Click on image to view larger

Here’s another hillside view that I worked on simultaneously with the recent landscape. I was working on one while the other’s wet portions dried. It’s about 4″ wide by 10″ tall.

There’s some kissing in this… What?!! you say…

My criticism with this is that the taller tree is very close to the edge of the mountain behind it. it’s like they’re “kissing” which is a good thing in real life! and a bad thing in painting composition. It would be better if the tree were taller.

So…I like the Fall Landscape from earlier this week better, especially with the warmer flames of foliage in the front. …how about you?

9 thoughts on “Hillside — Day #18 of the challenge”

It looks fine to me, looks like a real landscape. The cool colours suit this time of year

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Rachel Murphree says:

January 23, 2015 at 5:40 pm

Thank you. It still reads fall doesn’t it, or light winter…or a tree that doesn’t lose the leaves.

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I do like the sky in this one, but do prefer yesterday’s as well.

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Rachel Murphree says:

January 23, 2015 at 5:39 pm

Yes, the sky is pretty isn’t it? thanks.

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I like it – it’s a very interesting format – a vertical landscape rather than horizontal. Definitely don’t mind the kissing, but of course, there’s always the next time…

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Rachel Murphree says:

January 23, 2015 at 5:39 pm

I like the vertical too! It reminds me of the landscape challenge Wendy’s group did and she did that fab seascape. Remember?? I hope she posts that in her #artchain postings….

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I like the fall one better too but I think it’s just the painting in general rather than the kissing part. To me, there’s not much detail in the mountain, so I perceive it as being further away than the tree. I think it’s the color and composition that I like better in the fall piece.

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