Color Study of Tree

Color Study of Tree
oil on gessoed paper 3x5.5

I found this little tree while walking the dog near a man-made pond. The area is not much to look at but I wanted to see if I could make something interesting out of this scene while working on my greens.

I have scraps of watercolor paper from years past that I gessoed for these little studies. I used the same palette as the last one.



13 comments:

  1. Two hard subjects...trees and greens. These last two are such great studies...lessons I know I should practice.

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  2. You succeeded. The greens are great and it looks like a nice scene.

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  3. Nice color study. Wonderful variety in your greens.

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  4. Great work on your greens!
    I also really like the previous post with the farm field.

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  5. That is great.. the experiment with scale and composition. very sucessful!

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  6. I love your trees and this one is no exception. Sweet piece !

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  7. These tree studies you are working on are really great! Your brushwork is really nice, and the colors too. I think I know the sheep farmer you are talking about in the previous painting, I'm glad they still have their sheep farm in the middle of all those McMansions!

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  8. Greens can be so difficult, but you have them mastered! This is a lovely study, absolutely beautiful.

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  9. Lovely tree... I was just beginning to drool over it when I saw that it was sold....
    Looks like you've done well on learning those greens!

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  10. Gorgeous, little painting. Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog.

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  11. You have taken a most ordinary subject, a young, straight, nursery-product tree (maple perhaps?)and made it into a beautiful little painting filled with light and movement.
    Excellent!

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  12. There's great light and color in this tree. I like it a lot.

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  13. I am enjoying your blog and just fell in love with this lovely little tree. The wind is rushing through the leaves.

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