The Paint-in

The end location of an annual mile long street art demonstration and

display. Thankyou for your comments.

Very pastoral, but too many people. I would have tried to get the artist alone with his model..maybe from a different angle. The background (lake & grass) is nicely colored.

I agree with Tim's remark. A very interesting scene, but it lacks a point of interest. Also, the composition is too symmetrical for my tastes.

I think every person in this photo adds to the scene...it reminds me of the Seurat painting of the people on the beach. While I agree a lot of photos have to many distracting subjects...I find the each person/group in this photo to be well defined, and make for a nice summer scene. I love it because it goes against some of the conventional wisdom of subject. Great job.

 

-Tabb

Dejuner sur les herbres

Thankyou for taking the time to comment. Tim and John, it was the essence of the community I was trying to capture. This is an event that involves hundreds of artists and thousands of people. For me the centre of interest is the artist and the man viewing his painting (not a model). The other people are taking part in the event, yet doing their own thing - enjoying the view, taking a walk or just having a rest. Perhaps you just have to be there to experience the mood.

 

Tab, yes Seurat, I wish. His paintings are lovely and capture better what I was aiming for here. Thankyou.

Suerat! That was my first thought, too! Can you pixillate it so it looks like one of his scenes even more?

Hi Linda. I guess you're talking about the pointilism which he uses in many of his paintings. I don't think there's a PS tool to do that, but it would be fun to try.

pointilism ???????

 

Sounds like a Kenism !

Isn't Pointillism spelled with 2 Ls? Maybe they're fungible. :-)

Lou Ann, you're right - pointillism (with 2 ll's)

Love your new portrait Lou Ann ...... (-;

Is this a Rod Serling moment? *!*

Smile - jaaaaaa ...

Yes, Hanna, but this picture is too bright and cheerful to hang in the Night Gallery. :-)

A painting of a painter painting. Interesting. Well done. I really like this shot.

This is impressionism in photography. I like just as it is.

Like everyone else who commented, this reminds me of an impressionist paniting, only much sharper. I think you clicked at the right moment, for the most part the people in the frame are positioned & spaced just right. Nice work.