Painting 33

Setting the tone;
For me the begining is the critical stage of the painting, because the first wash sets the tone for the rest of the work, I start dividing the canvas, into large abstract shapes of unequal visual weight, the undertone sets up the colors and value of the subsequent steps.
The folowwing painting have to show blue distance and mist colors to work with
the dark shapes are the contrast needed to be show in accordance size and shape forms, .- once I start with right tone everything else is easier
(all depends on the scene.- there is no particular formula)

 
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