Saturday, January 22, 2011

Exploring Color and Texture while catching up...

I am posting a painting I just finished that is  also a part of the Weekly Artist Challenge.  The original photo was one I submitted in August of my son, quite a few years ago, while at Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans.   After the initial sketch I lost the feeling for the painting, but the work I have  been doing in the last  few weeks, exploring texture, helped me get back into the frame of mind to finish it.  Once I dug  in, I remembered how fun it is to sometimes  let go, not trying to go for exact reality.  All the while experimenting using different colors than normally would be used in portraiture to capture the New Orleans  atmosphere!


Sketch done in August

Finished Painting of "Memories of Cafe Du Monde"
 

 

No comments: