May 16, 2016
“The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake.”
– Kurt Vonnegut
A little more done on this one. I’m really not pleased with the placement of the white books – I will have to somehow improve the composition before I’ve finished.
susanne semchuk 
I LIKE the composition.
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I feel like they are too far to the left to be a strong central focal point, but not exactly off-centre enough to be asymmetrically balanced.
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Mmm you’ve got me thinking and looking and thinking …could you perhaps support the asymmetry by doing something extra to the left of the white books? Darkening/deepening this area slightly to further draw attention to the books? Just a thought. I still like it as is.
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That’s a good idea – I’m going to play with some glazing I think. If I assume the light source is from the right hand side and place the shadows to the left of the white books, that might do the trick. Thanks for the suggestion!
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you are most welcome
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Thank you, Susanne, for following my blog. Appreciate. And by the way, I like your artwork as it is, even if you don’t play with it further.
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Looks great to me!
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Thank you – I plan to add some glazing to the background in order to get it to recede a little and create some depth. We’ll see how it goes…
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Sometimes turning a work upside down, or sideways gives a new perspective on it. I do that with photos too at times.
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I have done that in the past myself, but have not tried it with this piece yet. I will definitely do that before I sit down to work on it again.
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Love the composition. And that quote – art does make life more bearable for me! So true indeed. ❤❤❤
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I so agree! I think the world would be a much better place if we could all take more time to enjoy art in our daily lives!
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