Fall Leaves

Day 31. I took a ton of pictures in the forest last fall.  Unfortunately it was a cloudy day, so most of the photos didn't show the fall colours at their best. Luckily, just before reaching the road, the sun came out for a few minutes and shone on a little area of maple saplings.

5x7 Acrylic on Canvas Board

I tried a blue underpainting this time using leftover sky colour from the other night. I don't think this painting is too bad, but it seems to be lacking something. The colour scheme in the actual photo was similar to this painting, but I think perhaps I could have used some reds and greens. It seems too much brown and yellow, almost monochromatic. A little boring maybe.

Valuable Lessons Learned Today:

• Leaves look a lot more realistic with just a few of the veins painted on.
• The camera doesn't capture all the colour and variety of the actual scene.
• Don't be afraid to use a little more colour.