Blackberry pickers

dakmediocreart

Imaginary composition colors etc. the figures in someway represent my grandmother, myself in the middle and my little brother off to the side eating his share. 

sridhargopal

Nice work.

A_Time_To_Paint

Nice work.  I like the way the rows of blackberries turn as they go uphill.  

dakmediocreart

Thank you both.

GTO

There is a lot of charm in this painting.  I like the toned down greens with the reds.  I do like the curve of the hill too and the story behind it.  

whunt

Nice subject and composition. 

toujours

It reminds me of rows of pineapples I used to live near.  It has a charm to it.   I like that some of the sky is used in the shirts.

osiosbon

Amazing composition, so soothing to eyes. Life indeed is beautiful.

I feel sad we all must leave one day leaving behind all of these. It's overwhelming to think, even my memories wouldn't be mine.

Sorry if I got too emotional, but hey that's what art can do isn't it?

dakmediocreart

osiosbon said:

Amazing composition, so soothing to eyes. Life indeed is beautiful.

I feel sad we all must leave one day leaving behind all of these. It's overwhelming to think, even my memories wouldn't be mine.

Sorry if I got too emotional, but hey that's what art can do isn't it?

That’s so spot on to how I feel. But loss in life can only be a tragedy if it was beautiful. 

joepmurray

I really like this.  The lines in the sky echo the fields and you’re bringing a Gaugin and Van Gogh feeling into your scene. Nice!

dakmediocreart

Thank you all for the comments. When my grandfather was still alive he tended these wild blackberries on our land for decades, but in 2008 a drought wiped them out. For years there were only a few here and there. I moved across the state, and haven’t been home much. However, in the last couple of years I have made it a point to take the kids to the farm house and spend time there. And I hope it pleases everyone to know. The blackberries have rejuvenated. There was by my estimation about 20 acres worth. They aren’t as well managed as my grandfathers were, but there were hundreds of thousands of berries nevertheless. 

dakmediocreart

joepmurray said:

I really like this.  The lines in the sky echo the fields and you’re bringing a Gaugin and Van Gogh feeling into your scene. Nice!

Didn’t think about the Gauguin aspect but you are right. I do like a lot of what he was doing. Thanks for commenting.

Lucian

Interesting style and composition. What size is the work? And what medium is it?

dakmediocreart

Lucian said:

Interesting style and composition. What size is the work? And what medium is it?

I found the frame and made a canvas to fit it. I believe it is around 22 inches by 35 inches. Give or take. And it’s in oils. I used pthalo blue, cad yellow, cad red and titanium white. Wet in wet all in one sitting. The composition was from a doodle I did when I was in law school, clearly not paying attention the the lecture.