Monday, April 28, 2014

Irvine Park II

Irvine Park
Image Size 9" x 9"
Oil

I've finished another unfinished project.  Yay!!  I must have started this at least 10 years ago when I tried plein air painting for the first time.  I finished it in my studio making it up as I went since I didn't have a reference.  It was a good exercise and it felt good to finish another project.


12 comments:

  1. Bonjour chère amie,

    Un petit sentier qui donne envie d'être emprunté...
    J'aime beaucoup comme vous avez traité la végétation... On peut sentir le mouvement de l'air.
    Gros bisous ❀ ❁ ❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎ ❁ ❀

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  2. This is beautiful, Nancy! Finishing a painting without a reference picture was challenging but successful! Excellent piece!

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    1. Thank you Hilda. It probably doesn't look anything like the spot I was originally painting but I guess that doesn't matter, right?

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  3. Oh I do think this is beautiful, Nancy! The softness of the greenery...a feeling of soft soughing in the wind as they brush against each other...

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    1. Thank you Sherry. You should be a writer. You have a very poetic way with words.

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  4. This is why never throw old projects away! This is a very inviting scene and CrimsonLeaves said it all :)

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    1. It's very hard for me to throw unsuccessful paintings away because I feel like they can usually be re-worked and made better. It feels really good to finish something from my 'pile', which seems to be growing faster than should be possible.

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  5. Nothing feels as good as completing an abandoned picture, always learn something, even if you can't figure out why you didn't finish it! Sherry should be a writer as she perfectly describes the atmosphere

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    1. I do always learn something when finishing a painting that's been abandoned. Yes, Sherry is a very good writer. That's a very special gift.

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  6. It has so much depth and I love the soft look of the vegetation. Good decision to give it another go, you have painted another winner!

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  7. Thank you Theresa. It was very freeing to paint without using any reference.

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