a work in progress

After feeling stumped with this one for a while, it hit me that I had a resource available to me for help from other artists and I decided to post it on the forums at www.ebsqart.com and ask for advice. This was a very good idea and I enjoyed the advice and friendliness of several wonderful artists. The only thing that could have been better would have been if they all agreed! Actually, there was one very solid and basic piece of advice that ran through the thread-things in the distance look bluer, not just lighter. Now, I knew this but in the midst of my painting frenzy, I could not see my way to the basics. I have made all the hills much bluer now. They still require a little work, but I think this helped push them farther away and I’m pleased to be back on track. I also worked on developing the water’s movement, again cautious not to put in too much detail and detract from the subtle haze of the environment. I will continue to slowly build up the patterns in the water.