Sunday, 26 July 2015

Rainy Day Painting

The last few days we have finally gotten some much needed rain. While enjoying the cooler weather and the sound of the rain on the roof, I managed to get a new painting done.
In the Eye of the Storm
Last week a friend gave me some old art magazines and as I looked through them I was struck by the paintings of Michael Atkinson. His ability to showcase sun-lit subjects is wonderful and I decided to try my hand at something similar. My painting is based on his painting "Abiquiu". I did not manage to achieve the look I was aiming for unfortunately so, although I am reasonably happy with my piece, I will be trying for this effect again.

"In the Eye of the Storm" is a 10 x 21 unframed watercolor on Arches 140 CP paper.

For those of you who followed my posts during the Summer of Color, here is my painting 'Feathery' completed (remember that I left the bottom right empty and wasn't satisfied?).
Feathery
Let me know what you think of my paintings AND what YOU are up to in the studio this week.

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10 comments:

  1. Win Dinn, Artist27 July 2015 at 16:57

    It's a wonderful thing to have a rainy day to paint in the valley, especially this summer. Glad you got the chance (me, too!). :D

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    1. Mellowood Gallery27 July 2015 at 17:36

      I am getting a lot done in the studio - not all painting alas. See you next week!

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  2. Sheila27 July 2015 at 20:07

    Val, I am in awe of your stormy sky!!! I love it! I think the whole piece is wonderful. And I really like what you did with Feathery too! Hmmm, my studio... well today I was painting walls. ha ha Touching up nicks and scratches.

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    1. Mellowood Gallery27 July 2015 at 21:19

      You are a hoot Sheila - painting walls! Thanks for the lovely comment. Don't work too hard!

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  3. Laurie Mueller28 July 2015 at 12:55

    I love your work, Val, and I love your spirit!

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  4. Mellowood Gallery28 July 2015 at 13:14

    Thank you very much Laurie for the wonderful compliments

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  5. Nelvia1 August 2015 at 04:21

    Hi Val, two very interesting moods with each picture. You certainly conveyed the feelings. I love to watch storms and the mountains in all their moods. Like the loose work on the feather picture and thinking of the feather was a great save. Always enjoy your creative process.

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    1. Mellowood Gallery1 August 2015 at 08:43

      Thank you Nelvia for stopping by and for your comments.

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  6. Ona Kingdon17 August 2015 at 03:29

    Great stormy sky!

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