From my photo. Very small about 12"x10"

Decided to invest some time and a little money in oils and see where we go.
This is me enjoying pushing the paint around, making marks having fun.
I am happy with it, but if you see faults please criticize.

I can see why you are happy with it Quills, its wonderful. (claphands)

Eye candy! Lovely variety of colours but all 'in harmony' thssupp thssupp
jim

Hello Quills,
when I looked at it earlier on I thought it was 'pearlier' in colour. Must be my eyesight at fault.
I think it is very Gainsborough-ish in feeling and colourwise. thssupp
Phoenix :)

Can't see anything that needs any real attention, but if I had to be picky, (there's always one isn't there :D ) I'd say the edges of the road are a bit too neat & tidy, perhaps a bit more foliage overhanging here & there? Told you it was picky!

At the risk of losing your friendship Quills, I think that it would benefit from a bit more tonal variation.

That comment must be seen in the light of the knowledge that I've never painted with oils, or attempted anything as loose as that in watercolour.

Thank you all for looking it is lacking in definition I wondered about that,
just came out that way.

Still the same Picture Sarah it is on magenta-ish coloured ground may have been better on blue ?

Your right John a little break in the edges here and there would help.

Andy, Pick away always value advice, you never lose friends that way :)

I'm finding values a problem with Oils usually have white to work against
and never have to think, just paint through the values to dark.
Now having to find a different mindset I can go lighter and darker surprising what a difference that makes.

I thought my eyes weren't that bad! Blue I prefer. How did you change it to magenta-ish?
Sarah :)

Works well for me Quills and quite deceptive until you look more closely.

I picked up on the same as John re road edges.

Maybe extend a couple of the fence posts to waist height and a blob in the centre of the tree trunk.

(claphands)

Transfer request from watercolours to oils refused (grins) (grins) not enough money on the table

Neil

It's a very pleasant painting Quills and there's no reason really to change it much or tinker with it. If you hadn't posted it on the Oil Painting board though I would have taken it for a watercolour because of the thin blended 'oil washes' and linear touches.

For oils I would advise getting into a different way of working by blocking in the main shapes with more solid emphasis and restrain yourself from resorting to drawn outlines. This is a characteristic of pastel as well as oil and a good preparation for both is to use charcoal to make preliminary studies. This will also help develop your judgment of tonal values.

Charcoal drawing forces you into a different mindset where you have to think in terms of masses rather than outlines. Stick with it because you have a good eye for composition.

Not explaining myself well Sarah it is the Mageta is the overall ground colour it is painted on, as an afterthought may have been better on a mid tone blue ground. :)

Thanks for the advice Neil never been comfortable with landscape compositions I see the problems now thssupp
Funny thing is I feel happy attempting subjects I would struggle with in Watercolour.
Temp transfer request on loan to Oils :)

Spot on Robert only the other day a member of our local Art society a well respected Pastel Artist was trying to away from line seems to be ingrained... persevering though, thank you for your help.

It's one of those paintings that the more you look, the more you see. I'm just wondering about the two nearest figures - are they carrying children or back packs? Or is it up to the viewer to make their own minds up? A pleasant and intriguing painting.