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PolymerWantACracker [2016-10-02 01:48:18 +0000 UTC]

My wanderlust has been on somewhat of an eastern-California kick lately, so I was excited when that turned out to be the location of this nice environmental snapshot in ! The skewed dimensions of this were also interesting, but I suppose that's about all a shot of a waterfall needs.

Anyway, your choices of colors are, for the most part, very good ones. You don't fall into the obvious trap of making the sky or water too blue or not making the pines dark enough. With the gray, almost periwinkle, mountains receding into the backdrop, you also demonstrate an understanding of the principles of distance. Your medium of choice gives the strokes you fleck the trees with a surprising level of third-dimensionality, and the other strokes are appropriately wispy and soft.

I'm confused by that cascade of water between the trees, though - is it the base of the waterfall? If so, I would use a great deal more foreshortening to show how far away that river reaches from the vantage point we're looking at the scene from. The way you draw that river is also curious - after a certain point where the water has calmed down, the colors should shift from white to those of whatever's overhead, like green for trees and light grey for the sky, all perhaps shifted a bit toward murky brown if the river is shallow.

In addition, I don't think the viewer should be able to see the trunk of the tree on the right; it should be mostly covered by needles and branches. The needles should also be slightly lightened when they're higher up and positioned at an angle such that they're exposed to a lot of sky light. And I would add more of those lighter-green ferns in the front, partially blocking out the river, so that they'd stand out more visibly from the trees. In short, you've got some good techniques under your belt; the main thing you ought to work on is perspective and color choices.

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RiEile [2016-09-27 19:14:19 +0000 UTC]

Hello,  I'm coming from ProjectComment
I love the extreme vertical composition of this landscape, it looks as if a part from the sky is oozing through the rock. The turns on the waterfall create a unique rhythm and impasto technique fit it perfectly.
I will probably repeat my previous comments on your work by pointing out some (common) problems with color scheme. First the rock is a little too warm in tone. As it is further away that the trees it should be cooler and more neutral. Now it seems a bit too close to the viewer. Probably you were looking at the reference for this white of the sky and it can indeed be white in real life, but on pictures it is usually due to overexposure. If it is indeed white, the greens are too cool and should be more brownish-red instead. If your greens are indeed green, the sky is probably a bit bluer. I love the rich darker green of the trees: the sole texture of paint creates a nice effect of thick foliage. The lighter green though looks a bit synthetic: trees are never that green. Some addition of orange and brown would calm it down a little.
The texture of the lower part of the rock is fabulous on its own: a nice balance between abstract and realistic, but it is too cool for the whole piece: you have no blues or pinks anywhere on the painting and these violet rocks look a bit glued on top of everything else.
To conclude I want to once again compliment the choice of technique: palette knives are not easy to manage and you've done a great job with them.

P.S.: I may be a bit harsh with criticism, but in fact I do not write comments to art I do not like

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Le4fGr33n [2016-09-23 03:51:29 +0000 UTC]

I do like how this turned out. The art style is unique, and is full if detail. I love the multitude of colours in your water. The cliff face is well done.

I do feel that the waterfall itself (meaning, the actual falling water) could be defined more. At first glance, it may appear to be a simple seam between the rock, like a canyon.

On that note, I do like the perspective. I feel like I'm a ways away, staring at the waterfall as though I was at an angle, but still high above the earth. I can't see over it, but I do feel higher in the air.

I feel that the sky is a little bland, though. The blank white makes it feel overcast, which takes away from its beauty to me. Just a thought, though.

All in all, very nicely done. Good work

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cogwurx [2016-09-20 15:43:07 +0000 UTC]

Very nice work!

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DSegno92 [2016-09-19 14:10:59 +0000 UTC]

Its verticalization is what gives impact to this picture, and the strokes give a real depth and movement, not just a graphical trick: really incredible

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Drakmanka [2016-09-18 22:28:18 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful. When I saw the thumbnail I wasn't entirely sure if it was a photograph or a painting. I love the textures the paint gives to it.

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ClairObscur16 [2016-09-04 06:53:06 +0000 UTC]

 You caught a nice light in your blue waterfall... Painting running water isn't easy!

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seralune [2016-09-03 12:24:42 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful view on this

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professorwagstaff [2016-08-30 22:00:46 +0000 UTC]

This is fabulous. I can't believe how much it looks exactly like the falls. Brilliant work. It looks like Yosemite Falls which were stunning.  I like the narrow canvas.  Really terrific.

Thanks for submitting to  .  Have a great day.

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kyrawriter [2016-08-30 21:05:26 +0000 UTC]

Lovely

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