6" x 12" - Oil on Masonite
Plans are underway for a one woman show in the summer of 2011. While that sounds distant, the days will fly by! Some older pieces are coming out for another look, tweaking and maybe frames. Yesterday this oil on masonite was 16" x 20" - today, thanks to my hubby and his trusty saw, it's 6" x 12"! Nothing of value was lost in content, and the narrow format is more interesting. The scene was loosely adapted from a photo taken at a park near Daytona Beach eight to ten years ago - actually the old fence being replaced by the new one is all that's authentic to the reference photo. Wood and masonite are favorite supports because they are easy to crop! I am seldom so bold with color - and this scene is certainly more romantic than realistic.
I absolutely love the format you chose for this painting - I am immediately drawn in to the beauty of the path. Wonderful!
ReplyDeletevery romantic.. love the path, enjoying wondering where it leads.. and the shadows on the fence and gate are beautiful!!! another winner.. gee if i start walking today i might get there by 2011.. woo hoo!!
ReplyDeleteA really lovely painting Rosemary - can only wonder what it was like before being 'cut down to size' I also rather like that format.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, Rosemary! Who doesn't need this kind of romance in their life? Oh to be meandering down this lane...
ReplyDeleteIt is gorgeous Rosemary. Love the composition , so interesting.
ReplyDeleteOh Rosemary, this is absolutely beautiful.
ReplyDeleteClare, Cindi, Liz, Sherry, Barb & Lokelani, thank you all so very much for stopping by and for the kind and uplifting comments! This painting was one of those that didn't quite come out the way I had intended - so it went into the "Oops Bin". Almost tossed it -now cropped instead, you girls just gave me confidence to frame it! Thanks again!
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ReplyDeleteyou have made a wonderful work...
how the crop was done?...
the painting looks as if nothing has happened and as if you have planned it like this...
Karin Jurick is fine...
the cloth you put on her head, unlike other artists who participated in the challenge, is fantastic...
the portrait of jill and her baby is lifelike...
congratulations...
Beautiful. I feel an instant invitation to stroll down the path and take a look around.
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely piece, Rosemary--how creative and brave you are to saw a painting to make something new. Your portraits are truly amazing, and I'm glad to have found your blog via your comment on Marie Theron's.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting my blog, jyothisethu!
ReplyDeleteThe original painting included the tops and branches of the trees and took the eye away from the fence and path. Since this painting was on a hard surface and not a stretched canvas, it was easy to cut away or "crop" the portion that wasn't needed.
Glad you like the portrait of Karin and the one of Jill and the baby!
Hope you will visit again soon!
Thank you so much, Gwen! I appreciate your comment!
ReplyDeleteHello Mary and thanks for visiting! I'm glad you found my blog too, and hope you will come back soon! So happy you like the portraits. Guess people will always be my favorite subjects! Now, I'm off to visit your blog!
ReplyDeleteHow nice the eye is guided into the painting! You have achieved a very romantic Victorian look here, Rosemary. A timeless image!Thank for visiting my blog!
ReplyDeleteRosemary, it is such a beautiful painting of this path that we want to follow, after this open gate!The composition is a success, so yours colours, very vibrant.
ReplyDeleteMarie and Sylviane - Thank you both so much for your positive and encouraging comments! Your opinions are valuable to me and I appreciate your taking the time to express them!
ReplyDeleteI love this painting. How appealing it would be to be at this site. You have done it again. Wonderful composition, wonderful and imagination. Way to go.Silvia
ReplyDeleteOh - Thank you Silvia! Yeah, If we were at this site, we would have to use our imaginations otherwise we would see palms and palmettos!
ReplyDeleteI like the scene. inviting and peaceful. But edging toward Thomas Kincade a little in style.
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