Friday, 10 January 2014

Late Autumn Reedmace

Oil on Board, 6 x 8 inches SOLD

I don't know why Blogger is publishing photographs with much more saturation than from my file, but if it appears that way on your screen, I can assure you the painting looks a lot less colourful than here! A far better, more accurate photo (from the same file) can be seen by clicking on my Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Peter-Barker-ARSMA/269278856450128 
NB...I've changed my settings and turned off Google's 'auto-enhance' button, so the photo is now more accurate (thanks to Andy for the tip!)
I rather liked the jaunty angles of the Reedmace with their characteristic long brown seedheads - often wrongly called Bullrushes, which look totally different. The seedheads release their fluffy cream cotton wool-like seeds, rather like Dandelions. 

I quite enjoyed painting the woodland in the background, with a lot of the warm colours of Autumn, but quite a bit of blue and white in the mixes to make the wood recede. Sadly, in the photo here, those subtly blued tones don't appear, so I urge you to look on my FB page to see that I haven't got cataracts!
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6 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 10, 2014 6:45 pm

    both photo's of your amazing paintings look the same on my apple mac screen this is a lovely natural scene great work. Rachel.

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    1. Peter BarkerJanuary 11, 2014 1:55 pm

      Thank you Rachel - I've altered my Google settings so they no longer 'auto-enhance' photos when posted, thanks to Andy below!

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  2. AndyJanuary 11, 2014 1:12 am

    If the images seem lighter and brighter, then you have probably fallen foul of Google's assumption, again, that they know better than the bloggers who use their service. http://blogging.nitecruzr.net/2013/10/the-google-auto-enhance-photos-feature.html

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    1. Peter BarkerJanuary 11, 2014 1:58 pm

      Thank you very much for that Andy - quite right, I checked my settings and 'auto-enhance' was switched on, so I've now de-activated it and put the original files on here and 'Slim Pickings', so the colours are now a little more accurate. Thanks for the tip!

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  3. UnknownJanuary 11, 2014 9:41 am

    Darling, I don't care about saturation...oh er missus, let me tell you I LOVE the deeper colours, I truly do, anyway. Wow, what a gorgeous pic this one is, and is up there as one of my faves.
    Well done, stunning, face lit up when I opened it.
    Love from me

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    1. Peter BarkerJanuary 11, 2014 2:01 pm

      Thank you my dear fabulous author. I've put the original file on now, so you're seeing the better colours - they were way too orange before. Love from me too x

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