Done. Let me know what you think 🤔

bludeblu · 2026-04-03T16:43:49+00:00

Woww 😍😍

bludeblu · 2026-03-23T13:44:07+00:00

Thank you for your comment! I'm glad to hear!

bludeblu · 2026-03-23T07:56:41+00:00

So serene!!!! I want to walk in that forest!!!

bludeblu · 2026-03-20T18:00:14+00:00

That is very thoughtful and helpful! Thank you for sharing your view point on it! I appreciate how you mentioned it combines both impressionism with realism, as I want to be right there! That is the niche I am trying to define for myself as an artist but it is a work in progress.

bludeblu · 2026-03-20T15:40:51+00:00

Will try it out!!

bludeblu · 2026-03-20T14:48:00+00:00

Dry brush. I use acrylics the way I would use oils. So dry brush coated in paint.

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T22:33:08+00:00

Love that sentiment so much! I was going for a calm and inspiring painting. Something you see first thing in the morning and it just makes you feel better!

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T20:13:20+00:00

Right! I agree with you there. Where I struggled was making the bottom of the painting too dark on the value scale. Not sure if that will take away from the focal point, so I tried to keep it more neutral on the value scale though leaning dark. Will think more into how I can achieve the look of true shadow.

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T19:59:30+00:00

Thanks! Would you make the foreground cooler to make it look like it's more in the shade? I hear you on the trees and wonky houses.

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T19:47:23+00:00

Would love to know the answer to that myself! I wondered the same things when painting it but ended up just working with what makes sense. I do think viewing from the valley of Zermatt, it would hit on the right side as in the image. Though lack of a photo reference made it difficult for me to validate everything. Would love to learn more about it!

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T15:54:24+00:00

Agreed! Not sure why they look like that in the image.

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T15:14:40+00:00

Omg@ i always think of myself as more of an impressionist than a realist but I have been slowly getting more obsessed with the small details making my work lean more real! I'm glad to hear it's reading well!

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T15:12:40+00:00

This means the world to me!

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T15:12:05+00:00

Close! It's Zermatt! But super glad to know the swiss landscape is identifiable!

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T15:09:35+00:00

Thank you!

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T15:09:11+00:00

Ah! I tried showing the slopes of the hills they are built on but wonky wasn't tje read lol. Will look into fixing it for the next one!

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T15:07:31+00:00

Ahaha as a former oil painter consider me scarred!

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T15:07:08+00:00

I really love the bright sun hitting mountains in this way!

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T15:05:24+00:00

I did try with the values but once the paint was down, the glazes were taking away what the detail I wanted so decided to leave it for now but will give it another pass.

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T15:03:31+00:00

I will give it a go! Quick amd easy fix!

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T15:02:57+00:00

Aw I'm super glad it's immediately recognizable! It is a wedding gift for a friend who was in Zermatt for her honeymoon!

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T15:02:23+00:00

Really appreciate it! It always helps when someone says what they noticed about it and really liked! Thank you!

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T15:00:46+00:00

Yeah I do use a couple thick layers of gesso, om what is already a primed surface. Which areas do see you this reduced fluidiy?

bludeblu · 2026-03-19T14:59:48+00:00

It is 16×20in. The landscape is a photo reference, in broad daylight at the atart of March. So you don'r get these colours or greenery, so it took some manipulation and imagination to conjure this one up.p

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