After a few weeks of checking out my painting on my living room wall and a valuable critique by an artist friend, I made the finishing touches on my big Grand Canyon painting. The changes may seem minor but they helped keep the center of interest just that, the most important area of the painting without other areas distracting from it. In case you haven’t guessed, the focal area is the bright orange and red area in the center/left portion. I did a little darkening around the juniper tree on the bottom left, darkened the little pink cliff near the lower left, made the sweeping purple clouds less purple and lighter, and simplified the lower right corner. Compare them for yourself with the image below. My thesis presenation will be on November 19th if anyone is interested, 3:00-3:50 in the Chapel Room at Prescott College. This painting and the artwork leading up to it will also be on display, hopefully for the weekend of November 19-21 also in the Chapel Room. Wish me luck!
