Rural Life

#1

What can I improve? Thanks for your help and critique!

#2

I would suggest you move some elements around, the the brightest values in the sky isn’t pushed all the way to the top/right corner, leading the eye away from the rest of the image. Think about where you want the audience to look, how to catch their attention and lead their eyes with contrast, colors, shapes, spacing, etc.

#3

That’s true! Thank you. The light should be more in the center.

#4

I think the house on the right has some tangent issues, as well as looking like it’s not in perspective. Is it supposed to be a small barn? It looks like it is supposed to just behind the much larger building to the left but it’s so much smaller yet looks almost exactly the same- it reads like it’s another house but not in proper perspective. But also the curved roof lines on the building on the right intersect too closely with the shape of the mountain behind it, leading to tangent issues, drawing the eye too much to this area. I also see the waterfall on the far left looks like it leads right into the curve of the roof which is also a bit distracting- you should probably pull the waterfall just a bit over to the right to avoid that tangent as well.

The composition does seem a bit confusing. I like how the clouds help lead the idea around the painting, as well as the tree on the right, but it almost seems like it’s the empty spots and unimportant elements that are being emphasized by the composition. I actually think the bright red of the leaves and flowers is one of the biggest problems in drawing the eye away from what should be the interesting parts of the composition. If you could work some red into the buildings and the farmer it would help but also use a less saturated red in the foliage.

#5

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