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I love landscapes and this one is exceptional. Thanks for posting!

Don't be so critical of yourself!

You did a good job capturing the light in this painting.

Both relaxing and calming,,,, a fantasy 'safe place'

Thank you for sharing it.

All superior and snobby towards me and it just hurt. I blocked her, thought, Jesus, did she and her group just friend me to make fun of me, like “Dinner for Schmucks” ? I think that’s exactly what they did and that deliberate cruelty hurts.

and it does hurt to be bullied. Sending ((hugs))

Ty for sharig!

Must be the foreground colors, and the lack of detail of the trees in the distance.
Your eyes are drawn to the foreground, then follow the water into the distance.

Visual depth is a difficult thing to capture, you did it brilliantly!

$100 for a decent size print? Please?

That frame though - doesn't do it any favors. Needs to be simpler. Minimalistic, non distracting. And no border!

Make a print yourself any size you want! I sold my work once to a nice person here but then afterwards I felt guilty and it just didn’t feel good so I don’t want to take money any more.

But I’m cool with people downloading, printing, anything! ❤️❤️❤️

in my home. Every time I look at it, I think about you and the great talent you have. Please, don't ever feel guilty for selling one of your beautiful works -- what you charge is way less than what your art is worth, IMO.

My art. Thank you so much for letting me know you really do like it! 😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹. You are such a wonderful person! My life has been blessed by you.

and since it's in chalk pastels, matting is a good idea to keep it from rubbing against the glass, which is reallt needed to protect it. But it is possible to put in mats that are hidden under the lip of the frame. I like matting myself, but I agree something is off about the colors of those two mats. Mats should draw the eye into the picture, not to themselves.

Very impressionistic

What a gorgeous painting.

Im so in awe of artists!

I paint, too. Did you use oils or acrylic?

That's a fine piece of art - thank you for sharing.

And btw, it is work and it has value. You deserve to be paid for it.

Gorgeous!

It is really quite good. Any of us would be proud to have it.

Realistic, colorful and calming. Great job !

leads. The colors are perfect. Love this so much.

Realistic, colorful and calming. Great job !

You're very talented. 🎨🙂

Such talent! Very inspiring.

Beautiful!

What a nice way to start my day.
It was the first post I opened this morning.
You have talent. Keep it up. Thank you for sharing.

I spend a fair bit of time in the back country. This reminds me of a spot I stopped at last summer in the Alleghenies.

Excellent and so evocative, LL!

It's what you might see with a little fine mist in the air and a touch of diffuse sunshine coming from somewhere. I would pay money to own this.

Love it!! ❤

It looks as if it may have sprinkled earlier & there's a crisp, freshness in the air!

It is a wonderful painting!

Just BEAUTIFUL!!!

Wow! VERY nicely done!!!

Thank you so much for sharing it with us, LiberalLoner!

I would have no problem displaying this work in my home. Thanks for sharing.

Very good job, it is a very good painting, congratulations. Don't judge your work yourself, allow people who love you and those who you know will be truthful to be the critics, to give you positive feedback. Also, remember that an artist is always thinking they can better what is already very good, run away from that, I have screwed up good painting for trying to make them better.

When I paint a portrait I always have my wife take a look at it and she will tell me about things that I don't see. When she says "good job" I know I have done well.

If I were you I would fire you as a critic of your own work, he doesn't know what he is saying It is a very good painting, lots of character while projecting a very calm feeling. Keep it up, it is a very salable painting, if that is what you want to do with it.

Do you sketch it out first and then following your original sketchlines? Is this from a photo? Is it your memory of a real place, or just some peaceful and tranquil place created entirely from your imagination?

Gouache underpainting, then just looking at the painting and deciding what the painting seems to need.

😍😍😍

Have a safe, prosperous and healthy New Year.

😉👌👍

I am curious how big it is?

I could spend the rest of my life just looking at this

I could spend the rest of my life just looking at this.

I'm glad our DU community is letting you know how breathtaking this is.

Thank you for sharing it with us.

It's like a snapshot from a very pleasant dream.

The colors are so beautiful. Excellent piece!

I like impressionist work a lot, and this evokes a sort of underlying mystery about life itself, and what might be around that next bend in the river. I really like this.

Near where it joins the Snake River. I remember the flat meandering stream bordered by the high grasses with the Spruce trees bordering that marvel of nature, and you captured it well, even though your landscape was elsewhere.

Very soothing and realistic.