Right now I'm dealing with a LOT of STUFF,
so it's nearly impossible for me to come up with
a composition, much less pull off a plein air.
At times like these, when I can stand it no longer,
it helps to pull out one of my art books and just work
on a copy for practice.
This one of Van Gogh's I've actually been working on for
years. Though I love the way the sky and mountains turned out,
(sky looks much better in person - the cloud has detail)
I don't think I'll ever share Vincent's enthusiasm for repetitive
brush strokes, so I got lazy while working on the field.
Am eventually going back to lighten up the cottages and put some more
detail in the foreground, and then I don't care if anyone buys it or not.
I like it enough as is to keep on my own wall, considering how
I don't think I'll be buying an original of his any time soon.
Nags Head Cottage
Path to the Beach, After Monet
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Lightning at Jockey's Ridge
Jockey's Ridge, Looking South
Jockey's Ridge Looking North
Nags Head Summer
Sunset at Jockey's Ridge
Barn & Sunflowers
Clouds Over Kill Devil HIlls
Town of Duck, on the Outer Banks
Picasso and His Owls
NY NY
Coast is Clear
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Field and Mountains, After Van Gogh
Saturday, March 20, 2010
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bel ensemble coloré... good work.
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