Saturday, January 28, 2012

New York State of Mind

8" x 8"
Oil on Canvas
$125.00
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This is painted from a photo that I took while I was in New York last year; it has been in the line-up for a while, and I was glad to final get a chance to paint it. Since this week's Daily Paintworks Challenge was to paint a seated figure, I had my excuse to get started. It was fun exploring the cool light on the back of the figure, coming in from a window behind him, with the warmer indoor light. For some reason, I am feeling restricted by the smaller canvas size lately, it may be time to pull the larger canvas' off the shelf.


7 comments:

  1. a beautiful and striking subject, Maria!

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  2. Hi Maria,this is very impressive, how you've painted the effects of light on all the different surfaces.I always enjoy looking at your paintings and they never fail to delight!

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  3. Very good painting Maria. You handled the backgroung in a way that keeps it from competing with your figure. Go BIG with BIG brushes. You'll feel liberated.

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  4. Great job!! He's lovely. The light is fantastic. I love those little ice cubes in his glass!
    Happy Painting,
    Nora

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  5. Really like the painting of this man sitting there so absorbed in reading. Wonderfuul light.... and so well painted!

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  6. Lovely painting! You really captured a moment in time.

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