"Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul." Vincent Van Gogh

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Bathing Beauties

I had a good time painting this little a la prima study. I am not sure of the crop or the composition, but it makes me happy. Its 12x 16 oil on canvas panel.

9 comments:

  1. It makes me SMILE!! Thank you for sharing the painting, Susan, it's great.

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  2. Thank you, Kathryn. I am not sure if the headless woman bothers me or not!

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  3. Little? LOL.
    I love this painting, colors, composition, cropping.Everything about it.
    Do you paint on red?

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  4. Lovely capture of light Susan and it tells the story immediately. I like the cropping it pulls you back to the two main characters. A wee jem :)

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  5. J'aime cette rencontre... ils sont tellement spontanés...
    La lumière qui baigne votre peinture est sublime.
    Gros bisous

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  6. Irit, thank you for your comment. I have been doing larger works lately so stepping down to this size seemed small to me - I remember when 12x16 was dauntingly large! I always tone my canvas as stark white is intimidating to me. I frequently use burnt sienna but also umber and thalo, sometimes blue, sometimes green! There are no rules!

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  7. Thank you, Elizabeth - I am getting used to the crop and will see how it looks in a frame tomorrow after it sets up a bit.
    Thank you, Martinealison, I like the spontaneity of this meeting as well!

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  8. I love the crop and the color of this piece. Your paintings are filled with color and movement. Wonderful!

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  9. Thanks so much, Ruth - I appreciate your lovely comment!

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