"Creekside" Etude #2, by Keith Bond, oil on linen on board, $150 unframed

This etude was an exercise in memory painting.  By developing memory work, the most important elements of a scene are painted, while the superficial details are forgotten.  I studied a photo for 5 minutes and then put it away.  I then painted the work entirely from memory (no, I didn't cheat and take a peek). 

The resulting painting is filled with the overall essence of the scene.  Only the most important impressions were captured.  This also enabled me to put more emotion into the painting, because I was not caught up in the details.  The painting feels like the location even though it turned out quite different from the photo. 

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