Sam’s Song
Posted: August 26, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized 10 CommentsThis boathouse is situated on a narrow channel between two lakes so the water is always pretty calm. I have taken many photos of this but never painted it and now I know why. When the water is this calm it’s a mirror! And the reflections are damn hard to paint!! A few ducks swam by but that wasn’t really enough to make things easier for me. You can never count on those birds.
Stunning reflections! This was a two and a half point effort. My scoring goes like this…
1 point for snowscapes – after all, you only paint half a picture
2 points for a typical landscape – you usually only half paint the foreground… maybe green with a few shadows… or you do an easy sky
3 points for reflections – seems only fair because you have to paint the hard bit twice.
Sorry, I took off half a point on this one for the dodgy perspective which is more obvious when you do reflections. : )
Thanks Ross!
Amazing Shari,
You made it look like glassy water. Great!
Thanks Gail!
Like this one a lot! Reflections are a daunting challenge.
I’m glad you like it Mike.
The reflections are absolutely riveting… and what a nice way to end the summer Shari. This is fabulous!!!
Thanks Jane. It was a fun one to paint.
It is adorable, i can almost hear the frogs croaking,
Thanks Angie.