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Follow me step by step as I show you the techniques I use to flood a scene with warmth, glowing colour and beautiful textures. This old boat and shed in Canada is the perfect subject to explore these powerful techniques.
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Richard is a talented full time artist, who loves painting and teaching.
Hi I’m Richard. I’ve been painting my whole life and back in 2001 I traded my graphic design career for the humble life of a full time artist. I love painting, and as it turns out, I love teaching too.
Nowadays I balance my life between parenting, painting, surfing, travelling and teaching. My work is regularly featured in international art magazines, in galleries in New Zealand and America, on TV and in my Mum’s house.
I give outdoor painting workshops in interesting spots around this beautiful planet of ours and love encouraging people to paint. Two of my favourite artists are John Singer Sargent and Joaquín Sorolla.
My painting website: www.nzpainter.com
I’d love to be your new teacher.
Richard is a master artist with an exceptional skill in identifying and communicating key factors to making successful paintings. I have found his video workshops an excellent resource for improving my own work.
"Whiskey Slough II 13x14" Acrylic on Canvas by Richard Robinson.
"Whiskey Slough III" 13x14" Acrylic on Canvas by Richard Robinson.
"Whiskey Slough - Plein Air" 14x14" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson.
"Workshop35" Oil on Canvas by Casey Toussaint
Hi Casey, nearly there with this one - just a few changes I can suggest as I've illustrated in the photoshopped version. I've added more colour vibrant colour (less grey) to the bushes behind the boat and given it some form with a shadow on the right and also the cast shadow onto the building which breaks up that big rectangle shape. I've added more yellow to the highlights on the boat so it fits in with the idea of a large yellowish glowing area amongst the grasses with I've also lightened just where they merge with the light on the boat. The dark transition you had there was interfering with the glowing effect. I also straightened the building a little. Other than that it's great to see you using plenty of paint and being free with your brushwork.
"Workshop35" Oil on Canvas by Casey Toussaint - Altered
"Vance Birthplace, Weaverville, NC" 12x16"Oil on Canvas by Eddie Morris
Great glowing effect through the trees Eddie and beautiful shape work and subtle colour work there too. Your dilligent work on trees for the past year has really paid off in spades. Beautiful interesting texture through the painting. A good design where the fairly central building has been offset by the bulk of the trees on the left. The path leading us in is good but I have the feeling it's a little too perfect - dead centre and the s-curve is 'just so'. How about a shape that's a little less expected? Just breaking it up a little more perhaps. Maybe it's just me - I've seen enough paths like this in my own work perhaps. Adding a few more neutral grays throughout the scene as you have done in the tree trunks will just pull it back from looking like a sepia toned photo. Also beware the dark outlining effect around the cabin which tends to flatten it a little. A hint of structural detail on the front roof will add some more interest there - a loose panel for instance. Small things. Overall it's a great painting.
"Workshop35" 30x40" Oil on Canvas by Leslie Irvine
Nice work Leslie, and BIG! Your drawing is great, as is the colour and your control over the variety of edges - soft and sharp, and your glowing areas are really glowing. You've given the design a little more quiet space which is adding to the peaceful feeling of the scene though these big spaces could perhaps do with a little more textural interest. Variety in everything.
"Workshop35" 9x12" Oil on Canvas by Hyun (Jane) Kim
Nice work Hyun as usual. Great colour, values and attention to the glowing areas. The drawing seems a little askew on the boat, I think mainly because the roof extends further to the right than to the left, and the chimney isn't parallel with the boat's centre line. The flowers in the foreground are spaced evenly which is making a pattern of them - easy to do! The right-most post on your walkway is not connecting with it's reflection convincingly. Other than those very few minor things I think you've done very well with this. Good work.
"Sanctuary" 15x19" Acrylic on Canvas by Russell Kells
Great glowing effect Russell and a strong design where you've linked all your major lights together. The success of your glowing effect is in the control of the values, keeping everything in the glowing area in the mid to light value range. You've done that really well. The drawing of the boat could be a lot better unfortunately - especially look at the angle of the waterline. I've done a little photoshop work on your painting to try out a few other ideas. For instance, more unified colour in the glowing area to the right, darker shadow area in the rocks on the right and more contrast in the pole there. Vertical strokes in the water help with a more reflective feel. Cooling off the background into warm muted greens helps it to sit back and provides a colour complement for the reds in the boat. I hope that helps a little.
"Sanctuary" 15x19" Acrylic on Canvas by Russell Kells - Altered
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