smudgepainter

I rarely see landscapes painted using the smudge technique. Is that because it is too difficult to render detailed elements like leaves using any of a variety of smudge brushes. If anyone paints landscapes, I would be interested to know what brushes you use to paint the detailed elements in a landscape photograph.

I am posting two images here which I painted this afternoon, but consider to be of less than excellent quality. I am not sure if the lack of quality can be traced to my lack of patience, or to the fact that I didn't use the correct brushes to really achieve the painterly effect.
The B&W version is more appealing to me probably because it hides some of the flaws that might be more easily seen in the colored version.

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Thanks,
Patre


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Patre

No i dont know of anyone who smudges landscapes, there was someone a long long time ago on dpr ( sorry cannot remember the name for a search) their work was excellent but that is the only one and then it was only a couple of pieces
I presume it is the amount of detail and patience needed i dont think it is brush related
Why not find a photo ( with not too much detail ) and post and see what members can come up with or not,

Palms

Thanks, palms..
There are probably many people who submit their work to this forum who would be capable of excellent work. However, I am not certain that I want to request their participation in a project that they might not have any real interest in pursuing...
However, if there is anyone who has previously smudge painted a landscape and wishes to display it, I would be most interested in viewing their work. I would also be most appreciative of any comments they would offer concerning techniques and brushes they used to achieve the painterly look.