9" x 12"
Open acrylics on canvas board
New Zealand Rd.
PEI, Canada
Here is my submission to the August, 2010 Virtual Paintout challenge which is PEI, Canada. I just bought a set of Golden Open acrylics and this was my first try at using them. The set is a "traditional palette" and the colours are all very transparent, so the look I achieved was very watercolour-like. This isn't what I would call my normal style of painting but I'm interested in doing more plein-air painting to enhance my skills, so I wanted to paint this very directly in a limited timeframe.
Virtual Paintout is an online art challenge that uses Google Street View as a source of inspiration. Here is the link to my inspiration for this painting.
http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=206+New+Zealand+Rd,+Lot+44,+Kings+County,+Prince+Edward+Island+C0A+2B0&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=48.835041,135.087891&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FcN_wwIdI41J_A&split=0&hq=&hnear=206+New+Zealand+Rd,+Lot+44,+Kings+County,+Prince+Edward+Island+C0A+2B0&ll=46.36983,-62.288607&spn=0,0.01649&z=17&layer=c&cbll=46.366637,-62.288605&panoid=L-1QdN1vkeZe3pLzU_yBFA&cbp=12,136.72,,0,-4.08
I love the diagonal horizon line in this, as well as the way the path sweeps you right into the painting! Goos stuff here!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Claire. I am honored to receive such a nice comment from someone who is such a fine artist themselves.
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely Catharine! It pulls me in. I love the soft watercolor effect. How are you enjoying the open acrylics?
ReplyDeleteHi Catharine, love this painting, especially as I am a New Zealander and was at first confused that there would be a New Zealand Road in Canada - how did the naming of it come about - do you know??
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment Di. I'm not sure where the name came from. Maybe I can find out.
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