i said i wouldn't use oil paint in "2017 landscape series 4," but today i did! / by Philip Tarlow

          2017 landscape series 4  38x36"

3:37 PM: yesterday, i brought the painting back to the house for evaluation. it was beautiful, in a delicate sort of way, but it seemed too delicate. it was beautiful at a distance of 6-10 feet, but it was too faint to carry beyond that distance. so i had kind of made up my mind before leaving the house for the studio this morning, to squeeze tubes of oil onto my palette and dive in.

                              DETAIL

although it still needs some work, i think i did the right thing. i'll keep large areas of white...breathing space i like to call it. bit as you can see from the comparative views below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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