THE RESULTS OF LYING ABOUT ALL DAY IN THE STUDIO STARING AT A CANVAS

Thursday, August 4, 2011

GOD'S PLACE

30"x40" acrylic on canvas............................SOLD

This it finished. In the end I decided to call it  'God's Place' rather than 'Neahkahnie Mountain.' The Riversea gallery in Astoria Oregon took it. AND Sold it! Thanks Riversea!


 Here's the same piece ,NEAHKAHNIE  MOUNTAIN after 3 days 'work'( I use the term loosely).  I've fiddled with it a lot and just was about to throw a can of paint at it when it finally started coming together. I found it difficult to convey the sense of standing high above the ocean looking down on the trees and water. Starting to look like the real thing although I had intended to keep it real loose. Most of this is done with knives but I broke down and reverted back to a brush.

This is after the 2nd day. Not getting anywhere...reworking the same thing over and over. Went to bed very unhappy.

5 comments:

  1. Thats a really cool painting, Brian--you really got the light and colors working in it--at first I thought it was a photograph

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  2. Thanks Jim!Glad it caught your eye.

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  3. This is gorgeous--no wonder you renamed it!

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  4. Wow Audrey 'gorgeous' I like that. Made my day thank you

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  5. The color of the water is exquisite. The title is perfect.

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