This is one of those paintings that started out being one thing and finished as something else. It’s really just a practice piece for painting the lights and shadows that are created with a single light source in an otherwise dark landscape. Another better version is in the works…

This reminds me of a painting in oils where the start point was all black then white was added and mixed on the canvas for grey shading, with the white areas being scraped back to bare canvas. For the life of me I cannot remember what or who!
Anyway, I like it!
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Aha! Do you know who Bob Ross is? THe Joy of Painting was a show that ran on American TV in the 1980’s and early 90’s. He did a painting like that. And … I’ve followed that tutorial for another painting!
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No, not heard of him. However, the technique is rather magical in my opinion. Creating something of beauty by taking away!
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I’ll have to post the video of the tutorial when I post the painting. 😃
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This is quite cool. I love the play of light on the leaves.
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Thank you so much! 🙏🏻
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I like that it’s like a b&w or sepia tone picture. Great job with the lights and shadows.
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Thanks! I could stay with black and white over color I think!
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This is pretty good already. Curious to see the next version. I really have problems with defining were the light is coming from. Should work on that.but this forest scene is already pretty beautiful 😊
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Thank you so much Mel. I am a novice but enthusiastic! The final result is really different from this attempt. 🙂
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This reminds me so much of going down a country road late at night. There are no colors, just trees, and bush beside you. If you’re lucky you have a moon to light you’re way, but your primary concern is getting inside before some rather large mosquitoes eat you alive. There’s is no color at all. Just varying shades of black, and those ever-present bugs. What you painted was a memory from my teens that I had forgotten. I can’t be certain but I think you even painted the potholes in the dirt road which loved to turn ankles.
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Oh, that is a lovely comment, Tom! Thank you (sorry for the mosquitoes….) but anything that evokes a memory so vividly is certainly the best compliment an artist can have! Hope you are feeling better?
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Very interesting and very different. I have dreams like that.
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Ooh, I do too. No color, just B&W and running through the forest.
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Really quite exceptional Meg.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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Thank you David!
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I love this one! That could be a book cover too! Something like a mystery or a paranormal themed story? 😃
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Thank you! Well, currently I have more artwork than books to go with… but who knows!
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Cart before the horse kinda thing? 😃
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Uh huh! I better get busy writing! 😃
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That is really awesome though!
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I’m glad you like it! The follow up is coming!
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Outstanding. Meg
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Thank you! ❤️
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Nice job Meg, it’s coming along eh?
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Yes, I have the latest version of this painting almost ready to post! Thanks, Steve!
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Good good, you’re doing well.
I’m in the situation of being 25% done on several things, so my social media updates are particularly stale right now.
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I hear you! I should be writing… I have two lengthy projects in the works and instead I can’t keep my hands off the art supplies! (Great fun, though!) 😃
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That’s beautiful 🙂
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Thank you, Simon!
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🙂
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