Ell Snow Shadows by Pam Holnback

Ell Snow Shadows
6" x 6" Oil on panel
$100.00 + $10. s/h

The trees and shadows create an L or partial rectangle, another of Edgar Payne's compositional forms.  Had I put one of the shrubs very near the far edge, this might have been Payne's steelyard composition.

Radiating Snow Shadows by Pam Holnback

Diagonal Snow Shadows
6" x 6" Oil on panel
$100.00 + $10. s/h

Last fall I did a series of paintings using aspen tree shadows to study Edgar Payne's forms of composition. After our recent snow I went for a walk and took photos.  It was way to cold for plein air work. This piece combines his radiating and diagonal lines arrangements.  Had I shown more of the shadow from the hidden tree on the right, you would easily see the radiating lines.  But, since that's not visible this is almost diagonal.   I think combining arrangements would be okay with Edgar Payne.  He stated:  "it is well to improvise without considering any particular form or arrangement." 

L Shadows by Pam Holnback

L Shadows

6" x 8" oil on panel

$100.00 + $10. s/h

This is another aspen piece influenced by Edgar Payne's structures of composition: L (or in this case, reverse L with a little bit of elongation.)

Radial Shadows by Pam Holnback

Radial Shadows

6" x 8" oil on panel

$100.00 + $10. s/h

I've decided to take what we learned in Jill Carver's workshop one step further.  I'm continuing to paint aspen using Edgar Payne's design and subject matter groupings.  These aspen tree trunks are done using his "radial lines" composition.