Woman Asleep with Guard Dogs # 26, Getting too Dark

 

I've added more whites, but the rest of the artwork is getting too dark too fast.

folk art mary

Comments

[sharon]

I don't think it's too dark. Besides, it's supposed to be night, isn't it??

[Mary Shelley]

Thanks Sharon. I go from too dark to too light to too bright to too dull - all the while listening to my gut of when it feels right to stop.

[Robin Kent]

I agree- dark can be dramatic! And you sure know how to do dramatic nicely.

[Mary Shelley]

Right,Sharon, it is night. But for me it's too dark when you can't see all the details.
Robin, thanks for saying I do dramatic nicely. I struggle to get things so they aren't too dark, so you can still see all the details.