This piece is similar to my “Somewhere in Alaska”, but still another ground-level view point on the shore of a different lake near Denali. On this one, I tried to work mostly at thumbnail size to avoid details. When I got to the leaves, I did enlarge it to about 5" on my screen, hoping it still matched the loose painterly style of the background. I’m still trying to be painterly without looking sloppy. What do y’all think?
Timelapse:
Somewhere Else in Alaska
I’m thinking the edges of the leaves are too sharp. I should have used a softer brush for their outlines. 
Counterpoint - the sharpness of the edges brings the leaves into focus and creates contrast with the softer middleground and background. This is an exquisite piece of work, if I say so myself.
A great picture! And here you can already see from the fallen autumn leaves in the foreground that you can paint very well Painterly. And the leaves are absolutely like they should be for my taste!
Michelist
I feel like I need to catch a salmon or two and spend a good whole day out there.
@Pfblakeney @Michelist @bueuk Thank you so much! I really appreciate your honest opinions and I’m so happy to know that I’m progressing on being more painterly.
Take it from someone who’s been a photo-realism painter all their life… switching to being more creative and painterly is not as easy as one would think…, and much more rewarding! I’ve really tried to study other painterly artists’ styles, past and present, watching time lapses, etc. And what it really boils down to, is just stepping back and putting down what you see without analyzing it.
I did not know how important under-painting was until started this endeavor. And I just love how digital painting allows me to experiment without fear of messing up my piece. I just love Krita! 
https://krita-artists.org/t/somewhere-in-alaska-finished/97908?u=bueuk
This as well looks “cheff kiss” amazing.
