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| King Street (Old Town Alexandria, Va) 11x14" oil on canvas (sold) |
I just got the exciting news this painting sold this afternoon.
Old Town Alexandria is one of my favorite places to paint. I really enjoyed doing this painting. I wanted to try to paint something very impressionistic. It is a very different style for me. I blurred the source photo so I couldn't get caught up in the details. (It works much better for me than squinting!)
Funny story about this painting: My parents like to see my work so I usually email copies to them as I finish paintings. When Dad got this one he sent me a reply that I needed to resend it because the photo of the painting was blurry! I had to explain that's the way it was supposed to look. Oh well, I loved it.
It's got such a wonderful vibrant feel. Great idea to blur the source photo. (My photos tend to be pre-blurred, I'm such a bad photographer!) I love the red patio umbrella.
ReplyDeleteCat, Your pre-blur comment made me laugh. I know exactly what your mean. Thank you for your comments. I really enjoyed painting it. I love red in paintings. There is something about red things that capture me and make me want to paint them.
DeleteOf course it sold, it is wonderful: warm, inviting and tells a story. Just beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sue
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