So..I can safely say that I worked for this one. Kristen, Hanna and I went out to Mrs. Helton's vineyard over our conference days and did some landscape oil painting. I felt that my breadth section needed a good landscape piece, and I decided to reference Impressionism as my style. I looked at Monet, Van Gogh, Hassam, and Sargent for inspiration. After an underpainting I slowly built up my big, medium, and small shapes, then finished with impressionistic mark-making. My focus is, of course, studying light--reflected off the top of the great old barn, the drastic shadows on the blue picnic table, and the ground speckled with shadows of trees. I loved working with oil paint and I felt that this is probably the best oil painting I've done. :D
This piece is a really strong piece. It is well developed and the mark making and style of the painting fit well with your personal style. Your style has really developed over the course of the year and through the painting you've done this year.
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