How "Not To" avoid overcrowding the composition~Violet Forest~ Acrylic on canvas

This image looks a little too sharp for my taste and there's too much light hitting the lower left hand corner of the canvas. I may upload a better image because I've been quite interested in the photography of my paintings lately. Shot with my new Canon T3i, love it but theres a lot to learn about using a D-SLR.

The Cobalt Trees~24" x 48" Acrylic on canvas

This was shot with my new Canon DSLR camera. Before I upgraded to the 18 megapixel model.

Another misty blue forest~18" x 24" Acrylic on canvas

Working in the influence of Alan Kingwell~ 10" x 20" Oils on canvas

Twinergy (thumbnail painting) Oil on canvas 8" x 10"

I got this idea from running around in the World of Warcraft, not that it really has anything to do with the game. I was basically just trying to capture the essence of some of the zones. They have an amazing amount of beautiful lands to explore in WoW and after playing off and on for the past 6 years I'm surprised that I haven't done a lot more, there's certainly plenty of inspiration there.
 Anyway, this is the first version of the larger painting I'm working on now.Basically a thumbnail painting which now I'm glad I made because it's given me ideas of what to put into the bigger piece. It's also given me a chance to put some rocks into my work, something that was previously non-existent. I'm thinking of some large crystals (WoW) and maybe more energy floating around. We'll see.

Etsy shop re-opened

So with a year or so off from selling my paintings online, I've decided to try it again but this time I'll be adding giclee prints and smaller sized canvas originals among other items like greeting cards (maybe). Hopefully these will offer more options to people that might want my art but can't afford the more expensive paintings. Here's the link to the shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/VenskeArtStudio?ref=si_shop Thanks in advance, even if your just going to look. It's all appreciated.

Turn Your Vacation into a Painting! - Dominici Studios

Turn Your Vacation into a Painting! - Dominici Studios

WinterSpring Forest- Oil on canvas- 18" x 24"

     
- I'd like to thank Alan Kingwell once again for his inspirational style which led me to to create this.

Inspired by greatness- Oil on mdf- 24"x48"

 I was looking around on you tube one day and came across an artist whose art I truly believe could rival the works of the masters. Alan Kingwell is absolutely an amazing landscape artist and I've been inspired once again to take up painting thanks to him taking the time to put up his videos on the internet. I tried to learn as much as I could from his videos but as always my own artistic style took over the painting and as much as I'm happy with the way it came out, it does his work no justice. It also however was not meant to be a replica of his works, just using them as inspiration.

The Darkest Days-18"x34"

-Acrylic painting with a handmade Black Walnut frame