Fiona Long Art

The art and musings of Fiona Long, a London based artist.

Photos » Paintings - Animals » Left Handed Sheepy

Taken on: 2006-04-01 15:25:45
Tags: art, animals, sheep, green, black, white, palette knife, textural, texture, naive, animal, paintings, painting, creatures, fauna, oil, new artist, UK, England, New Forest
 « Previous    Album Index       Next »  

I need negative as well as positive comments (if you have any) on this palette knife painting as I'm sending the details to a boy in Australia for a project he's doing about me (as I am a living artist) at school! question 4: could you please send me a picture that could have alot of things that people do and don't like about it. So your comments will be very useful to a little boy's education! Please comment on what you do or do not like the painting. Comments on the photography aren't really of interest but I know you aren't all comfortable with art critique but everyone knows what they do or don't like so please just say why you do or don't like it. Both will be useful so don't hold back. It's not my usual style so you won't be offending me!
I thought that this painting would be a good candidate as it's probably a love or hate kind of image. My auntie loves it so it's now sitting on her wall!
Oil on canvas
2006
SOLD
www.fionalongart.co.uk

See this photo on Flickr

Comments:
sgrazied
plus: colors and texture...
minus: prefer the painting for sure....
(from the Plus-Minus Comment group)
Dalmdad Landscape Photography
I am kind of at a loss since I am asked to comment on a painting and not a photo. However, I will give it a try.

plus: Good detail in the grass.
minus: The colors are a little bland, but that appears to be the style of the painting.

(from the Plus-Minus Comment group)
nrl_summation
plus: Good job of blending the colors. Nice presentation...I almost get the sense of this being a wolf in sheeps clothing.
minus: The shot is very flat. Not enough shadows.
schnupus
** This was voted a Maybe from Hit, Miss or Maybe **
tas_veer
Sorry I do not like shots of painting unless they are
in perspective of something else. I'll prefer a painting
instead of the shot, but then this is just my personal
opinion. But keep shooting;)

** This was voted a Maybe from Hit, Miss or Maybe **
manuela.martin
** This was voted a Maybe from Hit, Miss or Maybe **
As a picture it looks rather boring - the painting itself might be much more interesting, I guess...
*Firefox
This is tricky to score. I have to score based on the photo not the subject. As a painting I'm sure it is fine, and contains many interesting textures. As a photo it is rather flat.
Score 8/13 (from the Judgment Day group)
Flawed Emmy
I think it is adorable.

Score 10/13 (from the Judgment Day group)

Emmy
Steve from NJ
Hard to really judge, a picture of a painting, I'
m really commenting on the painting, not the picture.
I'm not really a big fan of this type of painting, and the colors seem a bit bland.

Score _8/13 (from the Judgment Day group)
MartyPG13
After reading your description this makes it a very difficult picture to Judgement Day

I really like the blending you've achieved on the colouring with the brush strokes, I do think it would benefit from a little saturation. I'm sure he'll love it regardless.

Score 9/13 (from the Judgment Day group)
rwbuff78
pictures of paintings. i like the painting. i wish the picture wasnt so centered. i like the textures. hope the project goes well.
Score 8/13 (from the Judgment Day group)
tanakawho
Ha,ha,ha! An interesting idea! Beautiful? Nmmm...

From The Continuum Pool
Kenny Maths
Commenting on this purely as a photograph (and not as a painting), I'm afraid I find this flat (tonally) and too centred (compositionally).

(4 Aces)
infinite_pi
I like this painting - it's adorable, and almost childlike or primitive.

"Obsessive flickrites!"
Dally
Well, it looks very fluffy, which is a good thing for a sheep!
From My New Favorite Group
Jon Bryant
Sorry, but I don't know much about paintings and art behind it. I like it, but I like it though, sorry I can't help you out really.

(MNFG)
ZigZig
I like the expressive brush technic you useded
to paint the sheep

from art comments
jodi_tripp
I think it's great! Well done.

From My New Favorite Group
Omsel
Its good impressionist art..a magic simplicity. (4 Aces)
Fiona, as I'm sure you know by now... this is the type of art that I love. Its a simple design with excellent texture/interest in the main image, as well as in the grassy area. Its perfect for a kids room, as well as a childrens book. I love the colors, as they are not overpowering, and will compliment a rooms' decor beautifully. JOB WELL DONE!

From the Art Comments Group!
mega mark
+ great textured knife work
- composition is static

From the Positive/Negative Pool.
lisa kay photography
+ i love the texture - especially the background green
- a little too centured. maybe a bit more to the upper left? think thirds in paintings too!

From the Positive/Negative Pool.
mishka mamu
Positive/Negative Pool.

For the painting:
+I really the texture and the simplicity
-composition might be a little bland (maybe better off center a bit or with a bigger grassy green border)
Tails Portraits
Bold , raw , simple , naive art .
'From the Art Comments Group!'
jivaldivia
excelent work
FrizzText
greetings by
Help vs. CRITIC [51]
Sir Oc
it is almost a year ago.. i don't think you need critics anymore

I like it very much!
very playfull and expressive.
also a bit naive...i love that :)