December Monthly Submission
Hello everyone! This is a bit late but oh well๐
Here is an oil painting i created based on the childhood memories prompt! Its a painting of the black swans outside a clock shop which was my favourite place to go to as a kid. I recently got a refurbished old Cuckoo Clock gifted to me from that shop for Christmas by my Grandfather so I painted something (or things) that reminded me of it!!
I know the perspective is a little off but my main aim was to focus on colour (which is again is not showing up well on my 7 year-old potato phone) - If I were to paint this again id probably try to not change the composition as much from my reference photo like i did this time; it was a struggle to figure out the water without an actual reference :?





WOW!! This is so beautiful - I love the inclusion of both a more realistic style and a style reminiscent of childhood drawings. You've captured the bright feeling of childhood really well! One of my only suggestions is that the composition is a little heavy on side (specifically the right side with both the sun and butterfly); you could maybe work on balancing it out a bit. This could be done by shifting the balloon on the left to the right a bit to fit in the rule of thirds a bit more. But, other than that, this piece is really phenomenal with a lot of soul!!