Sunday, April 8, 2012

Redbuds and Rocks by Julie Riker

8x10

I had never been to Gettysburg at the height of redbud season and I was impressed at how lovely it was to look into the woods and see all this brilliant color.   I drove around the battlefield for a long time to scout locations , and by the time I settled on a spot there was only and hour and a half to paint. I quickly sketched in some basic information and colors and then did some additional work on this at home.

5 comments:

Claire Beadon Carnell said...

This is a lovely painting, Julie. I really like the curves in the tree trunks that follow the curve of the path between the rocks. Wonderful!

Sharon Benner said...

Nice combination of hard and soft masses. Lovely, Sharon

Pat Koscienski said...

Beautifully painted, Julie. You really draw the viewer deep into the painting.

blah said...

Love the pastels! And yes, nice composition. You do draw the viewer in well!

Mary Beth Brath said...

I can imagine walking right through the rocks. Nice depth.