This is my first attempt at painting from Google's "street view" maps. I am submitting it to Bill Guffy's Virtual Paintout. The first day of each month, a new location is posted and artists are able to 'stroll' through the streets of the chosen city from home and choose a scene to paint. This painting took me out of my comfort level for a few reasons. This felt almost like painting a plein air painting which I don't really do. It's hard for me to edit things out of a scene. I also have never painted a figure or animal so I'm afraid these look pretty amateurish. I tried to make the man hunched over against the cold with his hands in the pockets of his jacket. I also tried to capture the feeling of a cold, dreary day by using muted colors, definitely not my favorite palette of colors. And finally, I painted this in oils, a medium I'm not completely familiar with yet. I think it's good to push out of our comfort level and try new things so even though I wouldn't count this as one of my best paintings, I am happy that I did it and plan to participate in the virtual paintout challenge each month.Belfast Shoreline
Image Size 12" x 16"
Oil on canvas panel
unframed
Mary,
ReplyDeleteTerrific job, I like the mood of your painting. The figures are fine.
Phil
Thank you Phil. I can't wait to try again next month.
ReplyDeleteI think you did great! You've captured the mood! Less is more!
ReplyDeleteThank you Nartizt.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful image! So nicely done, Nancy!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Maybe doing these challenges will turn me into a landscape painter. I sure had fun with it.
ReplyDeleteWow! You really captured a mood! This fellow speaks to us. Maybe he's not only cold - he looks like he may have just lost his job or his girlfriend? Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteHe does look rather melancholy, doesn't he? I think that is what drew me to the picture in the first place.
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