The Market5.5" x 15"
Thanks to our "snow storm" in Dallas, I got to paint today!!!! Almost everything is shut down so it is a surprise "free day".
I was inspired from a scene I saw of San Miguel in the Smithsonian magazine. I tried to apply the techniques I learned in Andy Evansen's workshop. If you are a regular reader, you know that I desire to paint "loose", however, as you know, I always end up going to my natural style which is tight and detail oriented. I tried to give the idea of the viewer being IN a crowded market. I decided to paint this on a page cut emphasizing the horizontal. I learned that this is what I liked about my sailboat paintings. I feel in those paintings that I am on a sailboat in the dance of boats. I found that this shape was also good for the mountain scene and A Secret Garden. I like this horizontal format a lot. I feel like it engulfs the viewer.
A like the extended street scene. The colors work very well.
ReplyDeleteThe same storm is closing us down for tomorrow. I plan to paint too.
This is nice and loose for sure. And yes the horizontal format works well here. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing that I don't like about this painting! I love the colours, the brickwork, the format, the style - Everything! It's really inspiring!
ReplyDeleteIt seems we have something in common in that we are both trying to loosen up - I am naturally tight too :0)
Ack! My son flew down to Dallas yesterday to volunteer at the Superbowl through his University! Never expected the weather to be worse than in NY!!! hahahaha Yikes! I have my very first snow day of the year here in WNY too! Isn't it grand? CREATE is the word of the day! LOVE your art! ~Kathy
ReplyDeletePerfect antidote to snow!
ReplyDeleteDelicious watercolour xx
I love the loose style and the bold colors! Warm and inviting!
ReplyDeleteVicki