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| Foothill Snowfall Acrylic on Stretched Canvas 30 in x 24/76.2 x 61 cm Copyright Byrne Smith 2015 |
Painting landscapes is my favorite motif, and so, I wanted to share. This one was a lot of fun because I used my acrylics and felt free to use all the paint I wanted on this rather large (for me) painting--30 x 24 in/76.2 x 61cm.
Just so you know, I reworked this several times, adding a foreground as well as a background that are not in the original photo reference. That is, I added the hillock with Russian thistle in the foreground and a snow-covered mountain range in the distance. Otherwise, the composition was (and still is) not the best, but I feel the changes added some much-needed depth.
I hope this comes as a reminder for all painters to use their artistic licenses, for which they worked very hard, whenever necessary.
No matter in what part of the world or in whatever climate you reside, greet the season painterly!
Love the landscape. I painted a winter scene of me as a small child from an old photo. I took the small canvas to someone who produced cards from it. A somewhat emotional piece for me as I painted,thinking of the past. Winter scenes have a certain melancholy anyway,but a good kind. Happy New Year.
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