Values 

It's so much about values

                  

My first consideration in painting a picture is the pattern of values. 

This is a painting I'm working on for an upcoming exhibit at Lake Tahoe.

Notice how distinct each plane reads as a separate value.

the trees, from the ground, from the water,
 from the distant mountain side, and from the sky.

There are shifts in value within each mass but they maintain a certain inherent value.

Also notice how the trees gradate into the value of the water
and how the water gradates from the value of the mountain side
to a lighter value.
Often the values will connect in someway but are still independent.
Makes for a good relationship!!

"The Overlook" almost finished

I'll post it completed soon.