Painting from Photographs

Summer

This photograph proves to me why I have to be very discerning when painting from them. 

Richard_P

Quite right, that blue van in the bottom left looks awful!

Dianna

@Richard_P    HILARIOUS

JessicaArt

Hahahahaha! How in the? 

MichaelD

Must be kidding

  

Summer

Richard_P said:

Quite right, that blue van in the bottom left looks awful!

We must be on the same wave length.  That is the first thing I saw that was wrong with this photo.  Hmm. 

tassieguy

But I love this photo. You purists really get my goat   I s'pose if the the scene were painted en plein air it would be ok. Not! There are a couple of goats who need to be moved. The van is fine. It's just the wrong colour.

Summer

tassieguy said:

But I love this photo. You purists really get my goat   I s'pose if the the scene were painted en plein air it would be ok. Not! There are a couple of goats who need to be moved. The van is fine. It's just the wrong colour.

LOL.  I love this photo too, Rob, but mainly because I only drink goat's milk--haha.  True fact.  The casein A1 vs. A2 thing.  Agree with you about the color of the van.     lol 

Summer

BOB73

Nice! What's the problem? I'd paint it.

Summer

BOB73 said:

Nice! What's the problem? I'd paint it.

Thanks for your kind words.  It's growing on me now.  omg 

Persia

Ha ha...I have witnessed this .Don't know how they do it ,cause their not that lite.

GTO

Those goats are agile.

shobhasartspeakz

I think you just need to adjust the depth of field and you are all set...

MichaelD

Not wanting to put a downer on this but according to this newspaper article (I know you cant believe everything in them) its a scam and the goats are forced up there to attract tourists.  :-( 

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/morocco-tree-climbing-goats-tourist-scam-farmers-marrakech-animal-cruelty-a8883711.html