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Upscaled Postcard : No 103

Life by the River

Today I was very busy in the garden in the morning and then finishing a larger version of Postcard No 87. i originally did this in pastel but chose a 70x100cm canvas for the upscaled version and acrylic inks and paints.

The pastel postcard is fresher and more immediate than the acrylic because I did it quickly and it’s quite small so there was no room for details.

I had to work pretty hard to get the foreground to come together in the large version and I think I’ll go back in and try and light up that middle ground tree bit more.

I deleted the jetty from the acrylic version because I wanted to focus all the attention on the interplay of light and shadow in the reeds and grasses at the water’s edge.

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  1. skybright1 Avatar
    skybright1

    That acrylic version is beautiful, leaving the jetty out allowed my eyes to wander over the scene in a much better way with no distraction. Big ticks from me!

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    1. lindywhitton Avatar
      lindywhitton

      Glad you approve of the jetty decision. I put it in and then decided to scrub it out. I’m glad I did.

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  2. loretta odwyer Avatar
    loretta odwyer

    Hi Lindy, WOW love this postcard, you have captured the lighting brilliantly, love the glasses. Regards Loretta

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      lindywhitton

      Thank you so much Loretta. Those grasses took me some time I can tell you. My husband saw it at the very ugly stage and had no hope I could pull it off and was very surprised with the final result. I was a bit ambivalent midway through but happy with the end result.

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