When painting a landscape you want to think of the space divided into foreground, middle ground, and background.
In my example above, the background is airy and atmospheric with blues and purples to gain the sense of distance. Â Blues and purples are cool colors and they recede away from the viewer. Â Also, notice the background consists of large shapes with little detail. Â Think mountains and sky.
In the middle ground, the shapes are smaller and one gets the impression of masses of trees and maybe a building placed among them.  And there are some rolling hills.  The colors of greens, golds and reds are muted.  Again, the effects of aerial  or atmospheric perspective.
The foreground in my example has the most color and the most detail. Â The tree stands tall. Â The colors are warmer. Â Individual leaves stand out.
Enjoy!
wings of wonder 
I love this! If I’m not taking classes or surrounding myself around other artists I tend to forget some of the techniques I’ve learned. Thanks for the reminder. 🙂
Oh, I just love this! I love the division – it really gives this a unique look. 🙂
This was a study on landscape painting and a very basic lesson. Glad you like it.
________________________________
I like this. I like this A LOT!!! Very nice, Linda.. More please.
Going to the simplist level, this is a study I did while watching a “How To” art video from the library. I’ve done landscapes since those baby steps….but good to remember the basics.
________________________________
Just lovely
I’m going back to the basics on how to paint!
________________________________
Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Your welcome. Some learning I don’t want to forget and it’s nice to share.
________________________________