Kitchen Corner, Frilandsmuseet

Mio

Hi all,

New painting from an ongoing series. Please, all critique welcome.

allforChrist

This is phenomenal... the light and shadows are perfect and all of the details are laid precisely.  

I really like your Frilandsmuseet series.

Mio

Thank ypu @allforChrist .. yes it was the inspiration for getting me painting again. Love that place!

GTO

This is an ambitious piece.  I am not sure if it is your photo or the painting but the table appears to lean to the left.  

The basket and the white cup above the basket are perfect. The bottle yo the left and the dishes above are not as realists as the cup and basket.  But I am not sure how to change that? If maybe the highlights are too bright or maybe there are mid tones missing.  I don’t know. Im not sure about it.
the reflected light on the front of the table is distracting.  I would tone that down some.  I know it shows off the wood grain but I don’t think you need that in this painting so much.  I think  if you tone that down the table top is going to show off much better.

Mio

Thanks @GTO ... yes the table is crooked, most everything in this centuries old peasant house is crooked, it's why I love it.

Some of the problems are from the photo of the painting. Bottle is not the best, but if I fiddle any more, I will make it worse.

btw painting size is small, 24x38cm (9.5x15 inch).

Here is the actual scene. Obviously I made a few changes.

allforChrist

You made some really good changes to make it a better painting!  The photograph is perfect for a photo, but for a painting it's good to analyze what needs to be removed.  Well done!

Danieloliverpaints

Beautiful reference, I feel you you try to add the patterns on the plates it will add some further depth and make it pop! 

Great work!

anwesha

Beautiful subject and beautifully painted! the quiet mood set in this work is something i like a lot in paintings.

pcstaples

Just seeing this now!!! Wow, I’m simply blown away!!! Talk about taking a very simple subject and making it into an exquisite piece of art at which one cannot stop looking. I love it! Although the edges and lines aren’t rough like his, your beautiful work reminds me a lot of Andrew Wyeth! So beautiful!

Mio

I decided to put it up, in case someone buys it at exhibition later this year. Some enjoyment first!

whunt

Really cool perspective/angle, light coming in from the window, so nice. Love the age/history speaking. I (a novice), think that the highlights on the glass vase are too pronounced perhaps? But that's the first thing that came to mind when thinking about what I would do if I had painted it. (wish I had!)

RUESGA

this is amazing!! I love everything about it the light the composition, colors, very well done, keep it up!!!

GTO

I like the frame choice.  Is that another St Petersburg frame?

tassieguy

It's beautiful and looks even better framed and on the wall, @Mio.  

Mio

GTO said:

I like the frame choice.  Is that another St Petersburg frame?

Yes it is another one of those ones -- actually I bought the frame and found a scene that I thought would suit it. Seems to have turned out!

@whunt yes maybe, I had a bit of a tricky time controlling some highlights, they are very tiny. I will do this scene again sometime from another angle and make a few changes, probably will even swap out the bottle for a little red cup that I like (borrowing from another scene).

Mio

Hey everyone -- sorry for the spam, but looks like I won Best Still Life for this at NOAPS Spring Online  

 the https://www.noaps.org/2022-spring-on-line

tassieguy

Congratulations, @Mio.  Well deserved. 

GTO

Excellent!  

whunt

That's awesome, congratulations! Thanks for sending the link to view all of the entries, so many excellent paintings making your award that much more impressive. 

allforChrist

100% deserved.  Your DMP family is proud of you.

A_Time_To_Paint

Congratulations and good going @Mio.  Well deserved.  Beautiful work.

Mio

whunt said:

That's awesome, congratulations! Thanks for sending the link to view all of the entries, so many excellent paintings making your award that much more impressive. 

Yes the level of talent there is quite high! I have been rejected from this show before  


And thanks everyone, I was surprised when I got the email  

GTO

I checked out the other works in that show.  You are in good company winning that award, many talented artists in that show.

pcstaples

@Mio, this is one of my favorite paintings on this forum! Just incredible! Love it framed… so good! 

Mio

pcstaples said:

@Mio, this is one of my favorite paintings on this forum! Just incredible! Love it framed… so good! 

That is high praise, these boards are stacked full of top work!

Abstraction

Congratulations - well deserved. I do love the frame within the frame. With that painting it feels like there is a 3 dimensional hole in the wall and there is a miniature kitchen in the hole.

Allie

Congratulations! It is a beautiful pain!

heartofengland

You have a calmness and absence in your paintings. I think this is the interior to their house...(Grant Woods - American Gothic) https://www.reference.com/world-view/painting-farmer-his-wife-pitchfork-8be42f8d15dc9df8

Richard_P

Congratulations!

Gary_Heath

Congratulations!  

Abstraction

Well deserved.

MichaelD

Congratulations, it is a lovely piece 

Leo2015

Very good work. Congratulations!