IT'S TIME : DENISE IN VENICE - entered in a FCA show

 

                                                            Denise in Venice

                                         21.5 x 14 in.

It's time. I started this painting several years ago. It is base on a photo I took of my sister when we visited Italy and Greece. This has always been one of my favourite works. And it is one of those paintings we all create, and when finished, wonder "How did I DO that???" I have a few others like that, and I'll post the images below.

I feel that lately, I have not been pushing myself, not growing in my art. So it's time to change that, too!

Some day I'll have to try doing fog again.

Getting the darks behind the geese, and insinuating more geese in the background took time and patience.

                    Bruno, my Sweet Baboo. I love painting animals, but they all have their                                                    challenges.

Thank you all for dropping by. I hope you enjoyed the paintings and a bit of their history. If you'd like to know more, please send me a note.

Love you ALL!!!

     

It's Getting the Old Building Look

I did this several years ago, in my first serious painting class. It's of my sister in Venice. We both love the painting, but I have it hanging at my place as she is in a state of perpetual fixing and re-decorating. I don't mind - I love looking at it. :) It was SO much fun painting those old buildings.

This brings me to the dreaded bridge.  I find I like painting it the same way I did those buildings in Venice, taking my time, wet-in-wet, leaving some edges here and there ...  It may not be how the bridge really looks, but I think it gives it much more character.

I'm playing warm and cool against each other, creating more depth.

As always, your comments are most welcome.