hi all,   here's a new rendition of the cabin/railway painting;  no knife, brushes used this time; still acrylic.

got rid of that big, bothersome -albeit 'real'- puff in the sky and went for an all-over 'cloudiness', as well as 'cropping' the sky;   tried to adjust the detail on the rails, tried to unflatten the foreground; gave more attention to the cabin;

(f.y.i.  it's friday already!!!!!   raining here for days.  i think i need new earrings.)  

there won't be a part three to this little play, but i like like how this turned out, incorporating most of your suggestions, (except for the steam engine, tina, - it just wasn't there for me.) 

i have a little book on knife painting,  will do some studies from that before my next attempt.

thanks, all, for the new-to-come critiques.   i will study them for my next attempts at subjects similar to this.     -v-

 

Yes, you have it now Mytyme! This is so much improved. I love it and have to say that you have done an excellent job on this panting! Well done you!

Sandy, xxx

A very real improvement excellent feel & coordinated whole.  Everything fits and feels right together.  Good luck on the new work.  JMHO  jrj

Greetings Mytyme ,,,,,,,,,,,no need to do any more to it ,,,,,it's perfect,,,,,,,,,,Ahaa,,,mmmmmmmm ,,,,what has earings got to do with rain,,,,,,does it stop the rain ,,,,,,????     be well

Wow Mytyme,

I keep clicking back and forth between your two versions and am struck by the vast improvement you've made ! I think cropping the sky was brilliant - it now feels like I'm right in the location. The trees and foliage are so much more believable now as well and the colour of the whole thing is excellent.  I  liked your rails in the first version and still like them in the second one. This is an awesome painting ! Well done and congrats to you for taking advice and working with it.  A good lesson to me :) You should be soooo pleased with this !

Maddy :)