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<p>[QUOTE="Mill Cove Treasures, post: 121511, member: 60"]It looks like a nocturnal scene and the darker frame seems more appropriate and matches the mood. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I was painting on a regular basis and would feel stuck on something, I would turn the piece upside down and stare at, sometimes for days until I figured it out. If I was doing a portrait from a photograph, I worked upside down on certain elements. Sometimes it's easier to "see" when you are not looking at as something so recognizable and just breaking it down to shapes and tonal values.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mill Cove Treasures, post: 121511, member: 60"]It looks like a nocturnal scene and the darker frame seems more appropriate and matches the mood. When I was painting on a regular basis and would feel stuck on something, I would turn the piece upside down and stare at, sometimes for days until I figured it out. If I was doing a portrait from a photograph, I worked upside down on certain elements. Sometimes it's easier to "see" when you are not looking at as something so recognizable and just breaking it down to shapes and tonal values.[/QUOTE]
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