Raging River Bridge No.1008E, version 4

Raging River Bridge No. 1008E, version 4.
Acrylic on canvas. 16" x 20".
(sold)

I thought this was not finished, but I needed to hand it over to fill a space on a wall for a while and hoped to return to it later and make some adjustments.That never happened.

A winter view of the bridge, standing upstream on the southeast bank, with the bridge framed by moss covered maples and a western red cedar. The river is running fast and full, with most of the interesting rocks submerged.
I was interested in working with the different textures, and getting more practice on trees. The trees are still not coming across to me. They all feel stiff, awkward and a little cartoonish, so its clear I am still not interpreting the forms correctly.

When I cover the stand of maples on the left, I like the painting better. The perspective and sense of depth improves. The problem may be that the mossy maples are the same color and intensity as the trees further back, which flattens the visual plane.
So either the distant trees need to be adjusted by toning down the contrast and intensity, or the maples in front need to be changed. Maybe shifting to a more blue-based green relating to the sword ferns would pull them forward more.