Ken Tiessen
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Grass depicted with acrylic paint
Your painting is lovely, but I’m seeing water, too, instead of frost–possibly because the overall temperature of your colors seems warmer than in the photo. But it’s beautiful, with that warm sky and the glowing bushes.
[FONT=Book Antiqua]Blayne C & C always welcome
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September 22, 2015 at 11:41 am #1238900
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Thanks, Mary and Blayne. Water is what my husband thought it was too, which is why I posted it asking for help. I just don’t know how to make it look more like snow or frost and not water. It’s in shadow, so I don’t want to make it too light.
Sarah
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September 22, 2015 at 2:18 pm #1238895
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I wouldn’t change this painting, but on a later one, with the same colors, try using broken color over blended grass color, very ligth strokes, so that it’s got specks of the underlying green for frost. Snow that actually works well.
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September 23, 2015 at 2:31 pm #1238904
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Very nice painting. Nice warm colors. About the frost, as Robert mentioned if the grass would be
seen more in spots would help. As frost is so thin then the
color also would be more grayish or not so bright? But it is a lovely painting as it is!!
September 24, 2015 at 11:41 am #1238901
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Thank you, Robert and Annalisa. I will use your suggestions in my next attempt. The more I look at this one the more I’m inclined to leave it.
Sarah
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September 24, 2015 at 3:15 pm #1238902
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It’s a solid painting, and you’ve done well! I would suggest looking into your texture. The frost follows the grass, and a few bits of vertical textures might really help- yours are mainly horizontal.
Ken Tiessen
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September 24, 2015 at 10:05 pm #1238896
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Test on a scrap of the same paper, build up the texture ou have now and try scumbling grass texture over it, then a last scumble of frost if needed. Though I like what you have so much I would not change it.
WOUNDED GRASS (2023) Painting by Db Waterman
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“Wounded Grass” is a semi-abstract collage landscape painting in mixed media that offers a poignant journey back to the carefree days of the 1970s, when children enjoyed the simple pleasures of playing outside together. Shrouded in a soothing palette of pastel tones, this artwork evokes nostalgia for a time when laughter, friendship and the[. ]
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“Wounded Grass” is a semi-abstract collage landscape painting in mixed media that offers a poignant journey back to the carefree days of the 1970s, when children enjoyed the simple pleasures of playing outside together. Shrouded in a soothing palette of pastel tones, this artwork evokes nostalgia for a time when laughter, friendship and the embrace of nature were the essence of childhood.
In this artwork, a vast lawn emerges as the centrepiece, where the grass, depicted with intricate textures, seems to bear the wear and tear of countless childhood adventures. The title “Wounded Grass” captures the essence of this innocent playtime, where the earth beneath their feet was scarred with the imprints of boundless energy and shared laughter. The grass, rendered in dark shades of grey and black. exudes a sense of resilience and reflects the enduring spirit of youth.
The children, lying together in the grass, become the focal point of the painting.
The use of mixed media adds depth and texture to the artwork and creates a tactile experience for the viewer. Layers of collage elements, such as old photographs, newspaper clippings and fine brushstrokes, blend together, further emphasising the intertwined memories of the past. This fusion of materials evokes a sense of history and shared experiences, reminding us of the power of memory and how it shapes our understanding of the past.
Looking at “Wounded Grass”, we are transported to an era when children enjoyed the freedom of exploration and the simple pleasures of youth. This enchanting scene, captured with a balance of realism and abstraction, celebrates the beauty of childhood, friendship and the lasting impressions of our collective nostalgia. It invites us to go back in time, to a place where children played together.
Dimensions: 120 x 90 x 2 cm (unframed) / 120 x 90 x 2 cm (actual image size)
Tools: Brush, Roller,
Color: Light Blue, White, Aqua, Lime Yellow, Red, Black, Grey, Beige
Surface: Stretched canvas (linen) on wooden frame
Series: Abstract, Urban, Landscape, Children
Technique: Mixed media, painting, texture, layers, collage
Medium: Acrylic paint, Heavy gel, Pencil, Pastel crayon, collage, pencil
Theme: Abstract, Landscape, Children
Availability: 1 In Stock
Created in 2023
About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles
Paint using traditional pigments mixed with synthetic resins.
Pastel is an instrument widely used in plastic arts. Taking the form of a colored plastic stick, it is composed of pigments, a filler (chalk or plaster) and a binder (gum arabic, oil, wax). We mainly distinguish fatty pastels (oil or wax), dry pastels, whether soft or hard. Invented in Europe at the end of the 15th century, this tool was very quickly used by great portrait painters of French royalty, such as Charles Le Brun, Rosalba Carriera, Jean Siméon Chardin or Maurice Quentin de La Tour, who will be considered the “Prince of pastellists”, thanks to a method of fixation of which only he knew the secret.
Drawing made with a colored stick. It consists of pigments, a charge and a binder. A distinction is made between dry pastels (soft or hard) and fatty pastels (oil or wax).
Collage is an artistic creation technique that consists of making a plastic creation by combining elements of various kinds: more or less flat materials, such as printed oilcloth, painting or drawing, newspaper extracts with text and photos, paper paintings, documents, various objects of low relief, etc. When the creation incorporates elements in relief, one can also speak of assemblage. This also includes glued papers, which employ a variety of papers, including newspaper, and drawing techniques.
Painting is an art form of painting on a surface by aesthetically applying colored fluids. Painters represent a very personal expression on supports such as paper, rock, canvas, wood, bark, glass, concrete and many other substrates. Work of representation or invention, painting can be naturalistic and figurative, or abstract. It can have narrative, descriptive, symbolic, spiritual, or philosophical content.
