Donna Munsch Fine Art: waterfall

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Thursday, July 20, 2017

Original Oil Painting River Trail

River Trail

11" x 14"

Painted on linen board.

Saturday, July 8, 2017

Original Oil Painting: Rushing Water Drop

Rushing Water Drop

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9" x 12"

Painted on gessobord.

I have not done a waterfall in awhile. I forgot how much I love painting waterfalls. I really enjoy the challenge it is to create a wide variety of brush strokes, splashes of opaque color and streams of transparency in the water. Just what I needed to loosen up. This was inspired by a photo by Cindy Crooks from a Facebook page: Photos for Artist. Thanks Cindy for the wonderful photo. I posted Cindy's photo below.

Friday, September 9, 2016

Original Oil Painting Sparkle

Nature's Sparkle

12" x 12"

Painted on gessobord.

My main goal in this painting was to make it sparkle. I used a reference photo from Valerie Bassell of Sacket Brook, I posted it below. I love the strong white light on the water and large rocks. I thought it might be too intense so I added small hints of light on the tree above and the right bottom foreground. I also intensify the water color to draw your eye to follow it as it falls off the edge to the water below. This was a little harder than most landscapes I have done but I feel it was well worth it. I know how much our eyes follow light and that is so important to create a nice flow in the painting. This was great practice for that. Thanks Valerie for the inspirational photo!

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Original Oil Painting Rambling River

Rambling River

12" x 12"

Painted on gessobord.

I used a reference photo from PaintMyPhoto to paint from. The photo is posted below and belongs to Lynn Quinn. Thanks Lynn for an awesome photo to paint from. I love how Lynn captured the details in the water so clearly. My goal was to capture that splashing water coming towards the viewer and Lynn's photo really helped.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Original Oil Painting Amphitheater in Drakensberg

Amphitheater in Drakensberg

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11" x 14"

Painted on a stretched linen.

I painted this using Marna Buys' photo posted below. My goal in this painting was to concentrate on the reflective surfaces. Does the surface reflects the sun, sky, water, etc. What the surface reflects decides if the color is warm or cool. With hot and cold color placement all around, the colors become very vibrant.

Marna's photo has a perfect composition so I could concentrate on my goal. The foreground deals with the transparency and movement of the water which I love and draws the viewer's eye into the rocks on the shore and up to the mountain tops. Thanks Marna for a excellent photo!

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Original Oil Painting Boulder Wash

Boulder Wash

12" x 12"

Painted on gessobord.

I painted this using Cindy Deadrick's photo for inspiration. It reminds me of the Wisconsin Dells area in my state: Wisconsin. It has been so cloudy here for weeks that I am having trouble getting a good picture of it. I will put it away for today and take another look at it on a sunny day. Thanks for viewing.

Well I tried photographing it again and no luck. It was another grey, windy day in Oshkosh,Wisconsin. I can't remember the last time I saw the sun for more than a few minutes. The price we pay for not having to shovel snow.