- Written by: Susan
The collapsed sand castle in this beach scene was an afterthought in my painting. Actually, I was on Captiva Island when this photo was taken, a short jaunt from my sunny bungalow. The landscape - ambiance - surrounding me changed heading south, albeit subtly. There's many more secluded estates on Capitva, and the beach more pristine...in the sense of less seashells crunching under foot.
So as a final memory after returning home to Tampa, I wanted to paint a quaint beach scene in its perfect simplicity because, while away, my life had become simple, as simple as painting a series of vignettes - sand castles, if you will - only these won't so easily wash away.
Collapsed Sand Castle
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- Written by: Susan
I've been waiting for two months to take Joanna Karpay's landscape class "Oil Painting With Expression" - and today was the day! I'm heading to Stone Ridge, New York soon to visit an old friend, so my focus was to paint the vibrancy of fall in the hopes that I can apply what I learned up there in some of my free time.
I worked on two paintings today - this being the first - and the one brought to the highest completion. Not being a landscape painter per se, I needed help in learning to distill the scene for the greatest impact. This painting was actually a compilation of a couple photos I had. What I wanted was a cacophony of rich reds and oranges - peak season, if you will. What I arranged was a large cart of pumpkins as the main focal point (a compelling part of my original photo) with the addition of a tree pulsating with the same vibrant color. As you can see, I pushed the middle ground back to create depth and atmosphere.
I will go back into the painting tomorrow to bring more definition to the pumpkins...and we shall see where it ends. Thanks for stopping by!
Pumpkin Cart
- Written by: Susan
Here is my finished painting for pumpkin cart. Basically, I just defined the pumpkins because I am pretty happy with the way it all turned out. Thoughts?
Pumpkin Cart