I saw this picture of an elephant and knew (at least, I hope) my adult niece in who I rarely get to see would love it. She has loved elephants since she was a kid. This one was so quick and easy that it nearly felt like cheating.
Then I asked my mom "what should I paint for my two nephews?" She suggested an oyster for my younger nephew since he is manager of a huge oyster farm. It took me forever to find one I thought I could replicate. (don't know if there is copyright on it. If so, I will take down the post)
Okay, gonna post my failures too. My eldest posted a picture of her sitting at the top of a mountain trail looking out at the mountain tops in the distance. This is classic saturated color in the foreground and desaturated in the background. I can do this! Not so much. Her shoulder is raised because she is looking back over her shoulder. When I tried to draw her profile in such small proportions, well lets just say it was not very good. I decided to just make her hair cover her face. But the problem is that there is now not a reason for her shoulder to be raised. It does not make sense to the eye. Additionally, her left arm looks broken, the plants look awkward, and the mountains in the back ground are not desaturated and grayed out. And the tree kinda sucks too.
My uncle saw some of my painting and asked me paint one of the waterfall on family property. I have a picture I took years ago and used that as my guide. But it was too dark and I couldn't see detail. So I found other pictures on line and combined them. The result is water falls that are not accurate representations but a composite. Add to that the artist does not have the skills, yet, to accomplish this. I don't know how to make water move over rocks without flowing down hill. I don't have the skill, YET, to get the perspective correct. Here are three paintings and the original photos.
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