Different Light, Different Feel Seascape Paintings

Seascape Rock Paintings Collage

Here is a collage of the same rocks in different light. Which one is your favourite?

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Misty Morning Rocks Commission Painting

Misty Morning Rocks

by Marion Hedger

6x8 oil on box canvas

This is the third painting commission of the rocks. See the other two paintings here and here.

The client likes this one the best. It is the one I found most difficult as I am not known for my subdued paintings LOL.

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Seascape - Sunset Rocks Commission

Sunset Rocks

Oil on box canvas, 6"x8"

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This is a sister painting for a client who bought the original painting. He requested two more paintings in different light. I painted 3 paintings all of which he likes and I will wait to see which ones he'll purchase.

Here is the original

Gentle Waves by Marion Hedger

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Rock Studies - Water and Rocks Day 8, 30 paintings in 30 days

Rock Study 1

Rock Study 2

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These are two studies in oil on canvas sheet. The canvas sheet are available in blocks of different sizes and are great for studies. They are inexpensive and if something turns out good enough to call a finished piece they can then be mounted onto MDF board or framed using a mount. I am starting to feel more comfortable with massing the rocks.

The top painting is typical of the rock formations in the countryside around home, but perhaps a bit too dark.

The bottom painting is taken for a landscape photo on the internet of an outcrop by the sea. The coastline around Antibes is very rocky but they are very jagged. 

On a recent landscape webinar that I take, it was suggested that these do not make good paintings as the viewer's eyes gets tired of looking at these, and although they may be jagged they should be squared off. What are your opinions on this? Should they be true to life or squared off? Maybe the solution is to square them off, with only one or two 'peaks' included. Comment below with your thoughts.

Thank you to everyone that commented yesterday on my WIP.  I did a bit more work on it but wasn't happy on how it was going. I spent quite a bit of time on it without much progress. I will go into the studio this afternoon and use some oil on top of the acrylic

Work in Progress - Water and Rocks Day 6, 30 paintings in 30 days

Work in Progress

Stream in Japan (working title)

24x30cm

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I am posting a work in progress which I started yesterday and didn't manage to finish. I opened a new tube of titanium white from a different manufacturer. The oil in the paint was linseed oil and it was very oily. The smell was overpowering and I started to feel nauseous and a little breathy. Along with many artists, I'm not keen on turpentine and even odorless spirits so don't use these, but it is the first time linseed oil has had this effect. Does anyone else have a problem with linseed oil? I've just received my supplies delivery and I have a new tube of Winsor and Newton titanium white my usual paint, so I will be able to finish it today.

Anyway, back to the painting. This is a stream I came across in Japan as I was walking back to our apartment in Tokyo. It wasn't in a formal garden and I liked the way it was less manicured than the traditional gardens. Still needs a lot of work, and I've given it a larger support to do it justice. It is quite a complicated scene and I can already see that I need to simplyfy more.

Gentle Stream - Water and Rocks Day 5, 30 paintings in 30 days

Gentle Stream Palette knife painting

18x24 cm Oil on canvas panel

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This is a slightly larger than the previous ones, (approx 7x10"). It didn't take me long to revert to type!

This is a stream/river (when does a stream become a river?) near home and it looks very peaceful here. In summer, its a great place to cool off and for the kids to play. After a storm, or when the snows melt off the mountains, it becomes a raging torrent and access is often prohibited.

I blocked in the masses and was conscious of trying to maintain the values. I treated the rocks as solid masses and not individual stones. I am still always tempted to delineate to much and if only you could hear the voices in my head arguing, you'd have a good laugh. Once again, it is over-saturated when I upload it onto blogger. So IRL it is not quie as bright, especially the foreground rocks. I see a few areas that need some extra touches but on the whole, not too unhappy with this one.

Some close-ups

River Stones - Water and Rocks Day 3, 30 paintings in 30 days

 River Stones palette knife painting

Day 3, Jan 30 in 30 challenge

Oil on box canvas

15x15x2cm (6"x6")

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This is a river at Castellane a small town on the way to the Verdon Gorges. The river is fast flowing and icy cold, with bluey-green water.

The colours are over-saturated. Oh the joys of photography! Although I have manipulated the colours in Photoshop, the uploaded photo is another story. One thing that springs out is my lack of variation in the colours between the foreground and distance. These challenges are good for picking up on areas for improvement, and even though it is a small painting, the changes in tone still need to be there.

Some close-ups

Happy New Year - another 30 paintings in 30 days challenge, Day 1

2014 has flown by. It was a good year where I gained more confidence in my art and as a consequence matured. I want to wish all of you, my artists friends, collectors and followers a Very Happy New Year. I am ready to face new challenges in 2015 and continue along the path of improvement. As a start, I am participating in another 30 paintings in 30 days challenge. With preparing for the holidays and being back in England for the celebrations I haven't painted for a while, so it will be good to get back into the swing of things.

30 in 30 Theme
Rumour has it, that it is good to pick a theme and size so the exhibit at the end of the month has a cohesive feel. I am not very good at sticking to themes as my mind tends to roam and I like to experiment! But I am trying to discipline myself, so will be going with the theme of rocks and/or water both of which I need to improve upon. It might be just rocks, just water (sea or lakes) or a combination of both. The format with be 6"x6", 5"x7" or 6"x8". We shall see how long this lasts before I go back to my usual 7"x10"

Day 1 

Rocks and Sea

Palette knife painting by Marion Hedger

Oil on box canvas, 15x20cm x 2cm (6"x8")

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Misty Morning Curbar Edge - Day 25, 30 day challenge

Misty Morning Curbar Edge
palette knife painting
18x24cm oil on MDF canvas panel
NFS work in progress

Curbar edge is one of my favourite places to go walking. It is in the Peak District in the heart of England. On this day it was very misty and the rocks were dark and broody against the sky. The heather was blooming giving the moors a lovely pink/purple glow despite the gloom.

About this painting
This is painted from a photograph taken a few years ago. I tried to get the misty look and show the strength in the granite rocks. I don't feel I suceeded very well. The foreground, rocks and hills take up almost equal spaces on the canvas (maybe I should have done more planning), also the green background and foreground are competing.

Using Photoshop I manipulated the photo trying to push the hills more into the background and increase the prominence of the rock. This is what I came up with.

In fact, I think I shall try to emphasise the rocks even more. I'd be interested in your ideas.

Autumn flavours - Day 17, 30 day challenge

Autumn Flavours

Palette knife painting

oil on loose canvas

24x30cm (approx 10x12inch)

140€/$200 (int. shipping included)

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Of course I couldn't do this challenge without painting some autumn scenes. The fall here in Provence is not very colourful, mainly consisting of the vines changing colour, plus it is a little early yet for the changing colours. So I have to rely on photos that others have taken and use my artistic licence! Some sites I use are PMP (paint my photo), Artists Reference Photos on Facebook, wetcanvas.com reference library and morgue file. The standard is variable, but with a little help from Photoshop and my licence I can usually get a workable idea for a painting.

About this painting
I had difficulty with the rocks. I used to be able to paint rocks very well (especially when I used pastels), but since taken some web lesson on how to paint rocks and incorporate them into a painting I have not had a lot of success lately. I certainly need to put in some hours practicing to make it second nature again. Should I have left the rocks out of this painting? Let me know what you think.

Some close-ups

And how it would look in a frame