Landscape Shapes

When I shared a painting with an artist friend last year, he had one comment, "Shapes."

I immediately knew what he meant. I was getting bogged down in the fussy, picky details of the thing I was painting, which did not make for an interesting work of art.

When I start painting, I often get stuck trying to make it look like the thing. This is especially hard to avoid when painting outdoors, "plein air."

Here are my recent forays into using shapes in landscapes.

Forest Flight

Almaden Oak

Bird Box

Shadow Games