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stuwaha — Brook with setting sun
Published: 2004-12-06 23:34:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 641; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 35
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this is based upon a photograph i took of a brook in the woods behind my house, it is done in watercolor and it is very dark because the sun was going down and everything was covered in the haze of that particular glow. you rarely see dark watercolor compositions becuase the nature of watercolors is generally very light and presented in washes. this is just my particular style.Related content
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I think that this is a great way to take the best from a photograph and capture the mood and lighting in paint. The geometry of the reflected tree shapes is fascinating, a painter would often just reflect the image from above. The camera traces the view of the woods from below the water surface and this makes the tree angles and perspective different.
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Wow, this is truly wonderful! Wonderful contrast of the shadow part and the bright part. Perfect composition. This is awesome!!
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Amazing work! And you must live in a great location! I live in California, so I never see that kind of stuff (unless I visit my Grandma, but even in Missouri it's rare to see that).
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I live in Scotland just now... the photo that i based this paintin on was taken in Rhode Island where i'm from.
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I do indeed live in scotland. RI is pretty great too though 
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It's nice, but we pretty much have no seasons. It's either really hot or slightly cold. It never gets too cold 'round here; at least not as cold as the East Coast. And I lived in Jersey for 5 years, so I know!
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This deviation has been chosen as a feature of the week
on *Word-worth-1000-pics which is a community project
promoting artists on dA.
It has been found browsing from the word of the week : "LIGHT/s " 
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Nice how you painted the leaves the soil and the reflection on the water surface!
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thank you so much
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Incredible job here of capturing the difused light coming through forest canopy. Well done.
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It great how you managed to display a sunset by using watercolours.
The way you've handeled the medium shows you're very good at it!
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Thank you so much, it means a lot coming from a talented watercolorist such as yourself
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not easy to produce in watercolors.
very nice, great composition and just the right amount of light versus shadow to represent the sunset.
muted critque: the diagonal dark strip (strips) in foreground. shadows? trails?
btw: welcome to
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Thanks 
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