Simple Tricks to Paint a Beautiful Landscape
Amongst all other painting genres, landscape painting is the most popular. There might be numerous reasons for the same but one of the main reasons is its beauty and comprehensibility. Unlike modern or abstract painting, landscape paintings project no absurd or symbolical meaning. People do not have to stress their minds to find out any hidden meaning behind the painting. All they need to do is look and soak in the beauty of a marvelous piece of art.
Painting a beautiful landscape can be easy if you keep in mind some simple tips. First you should understand the purpose of creating a landscape painting and how intensely you can move the spectator through your work. A landscape painting should make the onlookers feel as if they belong to the place portrayed. The landscape should effuse such brilliance that viewers are compelled to say, “Wish I was there!”
The first trick to attain such effect is through use of clarity. For instance, portray thick fog over some hills in the distance and let it fade in the front. Another trick is to show a winding path, a creek, a meander, or a trail. This makes people feel as though they are deep within the painting. The last trick is to play the game of size to your advantage. Painting large trees in the front but gradually diminishing their sizes at the back creates the feel of a vast landscape.
Landscapes are not photographic representations- this is an important lesson to remember. If you think you do not like the color of the flowers, then change it. If you prefer a bird in the sky or a dark gloomy evening with no people in the background, you have every right to give full expression to your imagination. The only purpose of creating landscape paintings is to offer aesthetic pleasure through a visually appealing landscape. Hence, realism does not have great priority in landscape paintings.
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Dilemma of too many paintings and not enough wall space?
I have many paintings. Some are pairs, and some aren’t. Some are of landscapes, flowers, and some are more industrial and urban. Basically, because of the various styles, many of them don’t look right if put next to each other, thus I generally reserve each wall in my house to only 1 or two paintings. However, I have about 20 paintings that are just collecting dust in my basement because I haven’t figured out a way to incorporate them into my decor. How can I display them all without my house looking like a mishmashed Art Gallery?
Sort them by season or color scheme or size or frame. Find a system.
Then you could change them out at different times of the year, so they would all get some exposure. Be sure to utilize EVERY room, including the bathrooms. They are wonderful places for nice pictures.
Or do one entire wall of art. Many of the pictures. You may need someone with a good eye (only if you do not feel you can do it) to help with a large arrangement.
Limiting a wall to only 1 or 2 paintings seems a waste. Of course you have to coordinate the ones you put together. With similar frames or content.
Good Luck.
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