It is difficult to post without a new image so here is a photo of the neighborhood in the Maremma region of Tuscany. I will be posting a couple of new paintings soon.
Monday, December 30, 2013
Upcoming show
I want to tell you that I have a show coming up in January, it is a three person show entitled WINTER WALLS along with artists Tim Gorman and Dorothy Hudgins at the Stage Door Gallery in Cape Charles Virginia, USA. The Show opens on Jan 11 and there is a reception that starts at 6 pm. I will be far away in Italy at that time, but please stop by the gallery if you can. Here is a link to the the Stage Door gallery www.stagedoorgallery.com
It is difficult to post without a new image so here is a photo of the neighborhood in the Maremma region of Tuscany. I will be posting a couple of new paintings soon.
It is difficult to post without a new image so here is a photo of the neighborhood in the Maremma region of Tuscany. I will be posting a couple of new paintings soon.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Painting a house in Tuscany
This house is quite close to our place and I was able to visit it frequently. It took a while to find the angle and also the time of day to paint. I was drawn to this position because of the shadows on the stairs and on the little greenhouse. The driveway served as a nice entrance.
Since I could visit this house often, I took some time to do a pencil sketch and take some notes. I think that the sketch helped a lot when it was time to touch the canvas with a wet brush - I had some experience with the lines and the vanishing point.
After the the final drawing was on the canvas I could relax (sort of) and paint, I had to try to fit the values together like a puzzle - when they fit the light "appears" on the canvas. The shadows changed position in about 10 minutes. So I came back the next day and was ready for the moment that the light made the diagonal shadow across the greenhouse roof. I had to note the position of all the shadows on the canvas at that point in time. Once the light changes it can be difficult to remember which potted plants were in light etc. at the chosen painting "moment".
I did some retouching at home - calming the yellow grass for one thing, and below is the finished painting.
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| The house in morning light |
Since I could visit this house often, I took some time to do a pencil sketch and take some notes. I think that the sketch helped a lot when it was time to touch the canvas with a wet brush - I had some experience with the lines and the vanishing point.
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| Underway |
After the the final drawing was on the canvas I could relax (sort of) and paint, I had to try to fit the values together like a puzzle - when they fit the light "appears" on the canvas. The shadows changed position in about 10 minutes. So I came back the next day and was ready for the moment that the light made the diagonal shadow across the greenhouse roof. I had to note the position of all the shadows on the canvas at that point in time. Once the light changes it can be difficult to remember which potted plants were in light etc. at the chosen painting "moment".
I did some retouching at home - calming the yellow grass for one thing, and below is the finished painting.
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| Podere Monte Merazzano o/c 30x40cm SOLD |
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