Moonlight Sonata

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• tassieguy -

  February 2017

  Very nice, @Kaustav.
  
  But what a coincidence!  I'm also doing an evening landscape with the moon. But it's still unfinished and not as good as yours and I hesitate to post it.

  

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• Kaustav -

  February 2017

  Thanks very much @tassieguy I focus more on planning rather than inventing during painting. I made a small gouache sketch of this scene a few months back, manipulated the source photo until I was absolutely satisfied.

  

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• ph1 -

  February 2017

   @Kaustav Very well done!

  I was told that when Vincent van Gogh painted 'Starry Night Over the Rhône', for light, he stood in the dark with candles on his straw hat. 

  p.s. I saw 'Starry Night Over the Rhône' at a gallery recently - I must have stood there for 20 minutes, it just captures you.  Hopefully, if I get good enough, I will attempt something like this.  If you 'catch it', this type of painting becomes absorbing in a special way. 

  

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• dencal -

  February 2017

  ph1
  
  I think you will look terrific with candles on your straw hat. Don't forget some ear protection.
  
  Denis
  
  

  

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• ph1 -

  February 2017

  ...can't sneeze...

  

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• EstherH -

  February 2017 edited February 2017

  ... very nice ... it makes me want to sit there and fish... even if the fish don't see the bait... would be nice! No crocodils in there I hope... it looks so peaceful but one never knows... ;-)
  

  

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• Kaustav -

  February 2017

  @EstherH fishing in that late evening would be too much! 

  

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• Haitham -

  February 2017

  Perfectly moon lighted, love that mood

  

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• Kaustav -

  February 2017

  Thanks @Haitham

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• Janell -

  February 2017

  Really like this.  Well done. 

  

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• Kaustav -

  February 2017

  Thanks @Janell
  

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• L.Duran -

  February 2017

  The moon is in accordance with the color of the sky. great job ... love the mood 

  

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• Summer -

  February 2017

  Very daring the mood that you have created with this painting.  It works!
  

  

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• Leo2015 -

  February 2017

  Beautiful! 

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• Kaustav -

  February 2017

  Thanks @L.Duran @Summer and @Leo2015
  

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• Kaustav -

  February 2017

  
  I did this study in November 2016 with gouache. Obviously, there are differences in color and shapes.  But the composition was mastered.
  

  

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• BOB73 -

  February 2017

  Wow. It's like a promise of peace. Love the green hues.

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• Kaustav -

  February 2017

  Thanks @BOB73
  

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• Forgiveness -

  February 2017

  Really like both of these! Nice feeling in both!

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• Kaustav -

  February 2017

  Thanks @Forgiveness

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• Kaustav -

  February 2017

  Forgot to mention that this is not Mark Carder palette. I used Prussian Blue, Yellow Ochre, titanium white and vermilion. So those black trees that you see are Prussian blue and vermilion.

  

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