Storm painting?

Basically I have got to paint a storm for an exam.


Anyone have any ideas about what I can include?


I was thinking blowing trees in the front and grey clouds with lighting as the background.. maybe an umbrella blowing in the wind...

Storm painting?
Do a dark figure in dark raincoat leaning into the wind, umbrella blown inside, dark %26amp; stormy, rain coming down.


Maybe something tumbling down the street in the wind.
Reply:Basically I like your idea v. much - trees blowing in the foreground and lightening cutting across a grey skey. But I'm not sure that I would depict the whole length of the trees (although that could be alright), instead you could paint right in the front of the picture ust the swaying upper trunks, branches and leaves. I I dont think that an umbrella will add anything to your composition.


It might be worth while to look up paintings by Japanese artist Hiroshige and see how he puts trees into his paintings.


If you want another suggestion you could paint a lighthouse, its beams illuminating a stormy sea. The sky could be as you suggest with lightening streaking across it. Another addition to this picture, might be a boat tossing in the great waves.
Reply:A storm is a powerful manifestation of nature's force and you need to picture it that way. Strong brush strokes, dynamic lines and distorted shapes are a good way to go. It's less about what you draw and more of how you draw it.


Don't get caught up in details and keep your focus on the overall atmosphere of the image.
Reply:Storm starts in the sky try doing what a storm cloud looks like rolling in over a field or an ocean.
Reply:a tornado would also be good in the distance....but i do like your ideas.