I actually like this painting I just did. Hardly ever really happy with my work but this is okay

[LiberalLoner]

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[LiberalLoner]

1. Here's what it might look like if I framed it.

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Excellent. . . . nt

[LiberalLoner]

5. Thank you! 😍

[KPN]

41. Very nice. A very appealing place ... and piece.

[LiberalLoner]

78. Thanks! 😍

[Texin]

54. This is quite lovely.

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

[LiberalLoner]

79. Thanks!😍

[Liberty Belle]

62. Beautiful! My mom was an artist. You have real talent.

Don't be so critical of yourself!

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

[LiberalLoner]

80. Thank you! 😍

[Demovictory9]

74. Really nice 👍

[LiberalLoner]

81. Thanks! 😍

[KarenS]

2. This is so beautiful,,,,

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

Thank you for sharing it.

[LiberalLoner]

6. Thank you! 😍. I've been craving safe places lately. Got my feelings hurt, crave safety.

[LiberalLoner]

12. This is so stupid, but someone friended me on Twitter, got close to me then decided to act

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.

[KarenS]

55. Some people are just mean & cruel,,,

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

[LiberalLoner]

77. Thank you so much, that really helps! ❤️❤️❤️

[SheltieLover]

3. Gorgeous!

Ty for sharig!

[LiberalLoner]

8. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[Walleye]

7. Beautiful. I think I'd like to be there right now

[LiberalLoner]

10. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[Aussie105]

9. A great sense of depth there.

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!

[LiberalLoner]

11. Oh gosh thank you! Feel free to download the image, you should be able to

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! ❤️❤️❤️

[Nay]

23. Hi, LL! I'm the person who bought your work, and it is now in an honored place

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.

[LiberalLoner]

24. Oh gosh thank you so so so much! I was feeling like I charged too much, and doubting the value of

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.

[soldierant]

110. I don't have a problem with matting it myself,

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.

[sarge43]

13. Lovely

Very impressionistic

[LiberalLoner]

15. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[secondwind]

14. This is beyond words... and the pink clouds! I love this!

[LiberalLoner]

17. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[oswaldactedalone]

16. Excellent work!!

[LiberalLoner]

18. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[kentuck]

19. It is beautiful!

[LiberalLoner]

21. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[Rebl2]

20. Beautiful!

[LiberalLoner]

22. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[lillypaddle]

25. I love it!

What a gorgeous painting.

[LiberalLoner]

27. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[Chicagogrl1]

26. Absolutely gorgeous!

Im so in awe of artists!

[LiberalLoner]

29. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[The Blue Flower]

28. Beautiful--one question

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

[LiberalLoner]

30. Thank you! 😍😍😍 soft pastels on paper (some call them chalk pastels) 🌹

[Delphinus]

31. I do too!

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

[LiberalLoner]

82. Thanks! 😍

[cate94]

32. Beautiful work!

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

[LiberalLoner]

83. Thanks! 😍

[Goddessartist]

33. Absolutely luscious!

Gorgeous!

[LiberalLoner]

84. Thank you! 😍

[TNNurse]

34. Well, of course you like it.

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

[LiberalLoner]

85. Thank you! 😍

[Vinca]

35. I love it! Do you sell in a gallery we might peruse?

[LiberalLoner]

86. I'm on daily paintworks! Thanks! 😍

[panader0]

36. Fine work! You have a real talent.

[LiberalLoner]

87. Thank you! 😍

[Gilbert Moore]

37. Awesome

Realistic, colorful and calming. Great job !

[LiberalLoner]

88. Thanks! 😍

[livetohike]

38. Beautiful! I just want to follow the stream wherever it

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

[LiberalLoner]

89. Thanks! 😍

[Gilbert Moore]

39. Awesome

Realistic, colorful and calming. Great job !

[LiberalLoner]

90. Thanks! 😍

[FM123]

40. It's wonderful! How lucky you are to be so gifted.

[LiberalLoner]

91. Thanks! 😍

[ancianita]

42. It has a soft impressionist beauty to it. Thank you for sharing, LL.

[LiberalLoner]

92. Thanks! 😍

[npincus]

43. It's lovely

You're very talented. 🎨🙂

[LiberalLoner]

93. Thanks! 😍

[bif]

44. Very nice!

Such talent! Very inspiring.

[LiberalLoner]

94. Thanks!😍😍😍

[UCmeNdc]

45. Very Nice!

Beautiful!

[LiberalLoner]

95. Thanks! 😍

[sinkingfeeling]

46. Very nice. What is the size?

[LiberalLoner]

96. Thanks! 😍. 9x12 inches

[thinkingagain]

47. That's so 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.

[LiberalLoner]

97. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[PatSeg]

48. Whoa, that is gorgeous!

[LiberalLoner]

98. Thanks! 😍😍😍

[berni_mccoy]

49. I feel like I've been there

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.

[LiberalLoner]

99. 😍😍😍

[berni_mccoy]

106. Beautiful work. Really incredible.

[LiberalLoner]

128. 😍😍😍😍

[MLAA]

50. It is so beyond okay, it is beautiful and magical.

[LiberalLoner]

100. Thank you! 😍

[Trueblue Texan]

51. Oh! That's LOVELY!!! nt

[LiberalLoner]

101. Thanks! 😍

[malthaussen]

52. What a coincidence, I actually like it too! n/t

[LiberalLoner]

102. LOL thanks! 😍

[CaptainTruth]

53. I love it!!!

[LiberalLoner]

103. 😍😍😍

[flying_wahini]

56. I Love it!! 🥰

[LiberalLoner]

104. 😍😍😍

[niyad]

57. More than okay, it is beautiful. Very misty. Feels like a fairytale.

[LiberalLoner]

105. Thank you! 😍

[JudyM]

58. Looks like a magical place.

Excellent and so evocative, LL!

[LiberalLoner]

118. Thank you! ❤️

[planetc]

59. You SHOULD be really happy with this.

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.

[LiberalLoner]

119. Thank you! ❤️

[AmBlue]

60. Truly lovely!!

Love it!! ❤

[LiberalLoner]

120. Thank you! ❤️

[CrispyQ]

61. Please direct me to the trail where I can find this lovely spot!

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

It is a wonderful painting!

[LiberalLoner]

121. Thank you! ❤️

[calimary]

63. What's not to like? This is BEAUTIFUL!

Just BEAUTIFUL!!!

Wow! VERY nicely done!!!

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

[LiberalLoner]

122. Thank you!!!! 😍😍😍

[C Moon]

64. Wonderful work!

[LiberalLoner]

123. Thank you! 😍

[DeeNice]

65. I think it's great!

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

[LiberalLoner]

124. Thank you! 😍

[Escurumbele]

66. Never listen to an artist criticize his/her own work, we are the worst at that

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.

[LiberalLoner]

125. Thank you so much!!! 😍😍😍

[NurseJackie]

67. I like this very much! How long did it take to finish?

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?

[LiberalLoner]

126. Thank you! Used a few photos, but went my own way. Loose sketch,

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

😍😍😍

[LiberalLoner]

127. P.S. forgot to say, took three days, about 2-4 hours per day

[NurseJackie]

136. 👍

Have a safe, prosperous and healthy New Year.

[Jazz Jon]

68. Nice

😉👌👍

[LiberalLoner]

129. 😍😍😍

[orangecrush]

69. Love this

[LiberalLoner]

130. Thanks! 😍

[MontanaMama]

70. What a beautiful piece!

I am curious how big it is?

[LiberalLoner]

131. Thanks! 9x12 inches

[Girl powers]

71. Lovely, lovely, lovely

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

[LiberalLoner]

132. 😍😍😍

[Girl powers]

72. Lovely, lovely, lovely

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

[LiberalLoner]

133. 😍😍😍

[Ocelot II]

73. I love it!

[LiberalLoner]

134. 😍

[femmedem]

75. Just so beautiful.

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

Thank you for sharing it with us.

[LiberalLoner]

135. Thank you for looking and commenting!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[Mr.Bill]

76. I love it.

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

[LiberalLoner]

137. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[stillspkg]

107. The colors

The colors are so beautiful. Excellent piece!

[LiberalLoner]

138. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[PatrickforB]

108. I had meant to say something about this a bit sooner.

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.

[LiberalLoner]

139. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[Submariner]

109. That looks a section of the Salmon River in Idaho

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.

[LiberalLoner]

140. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[mzmolly]

111. It's beautiful!

[LiberalLoner]

141. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[Aussie105]

112. Thanks for your permission to download it.

Currently set as desktop background.

Peaceful!

Shall try printing next.

[LiberalLoner]

142. 😍😍😍

[CatWoman]

113. it's BEAUTIFUL

I can actually picture myself walking there

[LiberalLoner]

143. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[dai13sy]

114. Beautiful

I am very impressed by this painting. I think its a lot better than "Okay"

[LiberalLoner]

144. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[Rhiannon12866]

115. Wow! That is spectacular, love the subject and the colors!

Thanks so much for sharing this with us!

[LiberalLoner]

145. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[duforsure]

116. Beautifully done!

Thanks for sharing, and you are very talented.

[LiberalLoner]

146. Thank you!!! 😍😍😍

[ailsagirl]

117. It's gorgeous!!

[LiberalLoner]

147. Thank you! 😍😍😍

[ailsagirl]

148. How long did it take you to do?

It’s just perfect 👍

[LiberalLoner]

149. Thank you! Maybe 6-8 hours? 🌹🌹🌹

[ailsagirl]

150. You're amazing

Thanks so much for sharing!!!
👩🏼‍🎨🎨

[LiberalLoner]

151. Wow thank you so much! 🌹🌹🌹