I plan to post current paintings on my blog site. I'm not much of a writer but I do love to paint. I do oils and pastels and I teach workshops. I plan to sometimes post demos and talk about how to create a painting as well.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Under Sail
A small painting which I had fun designing and painting the sailors. I really don't know boats but had fun.
Really neat painting, Aline! I like your square formats-they keep the eye roving around the work. I love the mainsail--purple & yellow put it in the shade of the brighter front 'jib.'
I DO know boats--this looks like a 36' Catalina, maybe, & you have depicted the owners & guests perfectly: a bit tubby, maybe lawyers who've 'done well'& now can afford a sailboat. The one slender person is the son, perhaps. Having a wheel instead of a tiller is the sign of a big & luxurious craft.
Honestly, every picture you do tells a story, Aline. I can hear these folks talking & laughing just as I look at this! Still, you don't put down one unnecessary stroke. It is a great painting! MaryB
Wonderful, as always, Aline!
ReplyDeleteThank you Hilda!!
DeleteReally neat painting, Aline! I like your square formats-they keep the eye roving around the work. I love the mainsail--purple & yellow put it in the shade of the brighter front 'jib.'
ReplyDeleteI DO know boats--this looks like a 36' Catalina, maybe, & you have depicted the owners & guests perfectly: a bit tubby, maybe lawyers who've 'done well'& now can afford a sailboat. The one slender person is the son, perhaps. Having a wheel instead of a tiller is the sign of a big & luxurious craft.
Honestly, every picture you do tells a story, Aline. I can hear these folks talking & laughing just as I look at this!
Still, you don't put down one unnecessary stroke. It is a great painting! MaryB