I had to sneak in one more painting this month for the virtual paintout in Corsica. I found so many places I wanted to paint. I made a lot of changes from the reference photo on this one too. I just can't stop myself from trying to make an environment prettier although I find the reference photo very interesting. I added a person to make the scene feel more lived in. It's funny to me that I feel compelled to add people to my paintings for the virtual paintout. I really don't feel comfortable painting (or drawing) people so I never added them to my paintings until October, when I started the virtual paintout challenges. I'm still not ready to try them in any medium other than oil (since they can be painted over if I mess them up) but maybe this will be the year that I venture outside of my comfort zone. Below is the reference photo from Google street maps.
Corsica IIIImage size 14" x 14"
Oil
Unframed - gallery wrapped canvas, no frame needed
$195.00
$195.00
It looks incredible - I love how careful and neat the stairs are. Out of all three Corsica paintings of yours, I like this one best.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jess. I think I like this one the best too. They were all fun to paint though.
ReplyDeleteNancy this is so lovely. Your color palette is gorgeous, as always. I must say that the original photo is beautiful, despite the agedness of the structure.
ReplyDeleteVery nice, Nancy, where did you put the clutter?
ReplyDeleteThank you Sherry. I was really attracted to the original photo but I just don't seem to be able to leave things as they are.
ReplyDeleteSylviane I think the clutter moved to my house. There sure seems to be a lot of it here. Why can't I clean it up at home like I do in my paintings?
Love your art. Beautiful colors and compositions. I normally paint in acrylic or watercolor, but got oils for Christmas and have painted one so far. You have given me a look at what oils can do. Lovely, lovely pictures.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ramona. I am enjoying working in the oils although it's not my favorite medium. Watercolor is my first love but there is a lot to be said about the freedom oils give to cover up mistakes. When I started this painting, I had laundry hanging from the upstairs balcony. As I was painting, I realized the laundry was too far to the right and it would pull the viewer's eyes out of the painting. I painted it out and it was no big deal. If it had been a watercolor painting, I would have had to put it in because I had already painted everything around it and the change would have showed. I hope you have fun with the oils.
ReplyDeleteyour intrepretaion of the original photo is so beutiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visting my blog and leaving encouraging comments. thanks again
What a lovely painting and what a lovely simplification of the reference photograph. Your work is very nice. Thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you also for the nice comment.
Best wishes,
Vinayak
Thank you Ajay and Vinayak
ReplyDeleteI really like your painting, Nancy. You made really good choices. I like your person walking up the steps, the composition and your palette. Great job.
ReplyDeleteThank you Pat. It's fun to edit these old buildings. I think I must have wanted to be an architect.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful, Nancy. All the stairs, your color combination and I love that you included the woman - she really adds to the "story"!
ReplyDeleteThank you Linny.
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