Step by Step - equine oil painting by Ivetta Harte, STEP 8

STEP 8

This is the time that I painted enough of that canvas to see that I'm not happy with the background. It looks too disorganized and busy. I absolutely loved how I painted the brown trees that separate 2 vineyards, I tried to preserve them, but unfortunately they have to be repainted in much darker color. Composition of my color and movement of that paining depends on them. Look how I repainted the dark background to the right - and look how the middle vineyards POP now. That really gave the needed dimension. I also simplified the horizon line and painted down the little barn, now it blend in with the rest of the scenery.