Saturday, February 4, 2017

Need some Critique on my art



Sorry I have not been
blogging this month.
I have just been buried
in oil paints. Started
Painting Abe and Obama,
lots of dogs and deers.
Ever heard

 "you can't see the forest for the trees?"
Sometimes I walk away and come back and wipe out
the whole painting. Now I take a photo and get it
developed. It shows what I am not seeing.
Below I have some new art I am taking 6 to the gallery
but I want to take the better ones.  So I need your
critique and choices. It shouldn't take but a minute to pick
a few, it will help me out.








These throw aways  save time.
My hands are a mess washing
and cleaning the brushes.








A few years ago  my Cousin came up from
NYC and  brought  me the odorless Turp.
 I love it.
I will be hoping you pick a few of the paintings 

Thanks so much
Yvonne

Posted by Yvonne @ La Petite Gallery
 Comments are welcome

7 comments:

  1. hi yvonne

    my fav's dog theme --
    of course the Cocker #100( miss my doggie same color too)
    #100
    94
    97
    98
    99
    101
    102

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  2. They are all wonderful Yvonne .... I think that you are amazing .... keep painting. XXXX

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  3. Yvonne,
    Enjoyed looking at your art . . .
    You mentioned Obama, I couldn't find him.
    Did you paint over him??

    Here are my favorites . . . difficult to choose,
    I wonder where the gallery is, the audience?
    #93, Yorkie
    #99, Whatz Cooking
    #102, Mr. Pug
    #103, Where Are You
    #105, West Point
    #152, Liberty Belle Farm

    You have been busy . . .
    Painting never seems "busy" to me though . . .

    My best to you . . .
    Love ~
    Lynne

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  4. Wow...so hard to choose. These are the ones that most caught my eye.

    #94 Duke Himself
    #99 What's Cooking?
    #106 Eisenhower
    #107 Patton
    #151/#152 Sheep or Farm
    #165 Southern Magnolia

    Good luck! They are all good!

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  5. Wow, you are very prolific!
    I would choose
    #151 Sheep Heading Home
    #154 Winston
    #156 After the Ball
    #178 Gendarme
    #180 Apples
    #187 Pagliacci

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  6. Oh my goodness, Yvonne! I didn't know you were such an artist! I love them all, especially the beautiful scenes, the still life and dog portraits. Aren't they just wonderful! A nice way to pass these cold winter months. xx Karen

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  7. Dear, dear Yvonne! I think you are wonderful and brave to ask for outside critique. It's one of the toughest things to receive. But I am not a painter, so I can't even begin to give any critiques. ALl I can do is tell you what I love about all of them. In my opinion, and according to what my eye sees, I love that they are representations, and not exact likenesses. I am not sure what your intention was: an exact likeness or a representation. To me, there is a difference, and I prefer representations. I love them all but #103 is GORGEOUS with the pop of red in the woman's coat and the misty night. Your choice of brighter colors as opposed to muted colors give you a certain style that WORKS for me. So, I basically love all of them and especially the portraits of the real people because your paintings have a delightful and necessary stretch of the face, an exaggeration of the color of the eyes, an almost twisted or slightly distorted shape which to me, is ART. Bravo my friend. But you need to think about what YOU want. Are you reaching for accuracy and proportion or are you searching to create a burning image into the viewer's idea? If it's the latter, I think you are there.

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Thank You,
I Love To Get YOUR Comments !!!

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