This is one of my favorite pub corners in Bucktown because it looks more like an old fashion corner shop. Maybe it was at one point in time. Can you believe I forgot to put in the type on the front sign?
I like this painting a lot, Susan. It has such rich reds and gentle, yet confident, contrasts--not too sharp, not to light.
Yes, I see mystery here and perhaps a statement about the history of the place being lost over time. It's got personality, like an elderly person waiting at a bus stop, full of stories we cannot hear.
Painting is a passion similar to someone motivated to throw a perfect fast ball or win a marathon. It takes some natural abilities and a whole lot of work and determination to get it just right.
My inspiration to paint is from the beauty I see in my day to day life. Sometimes that amazing beauty is discovered in a simple bin of onions purchased from a farmers market, or the inspiration is found traveling through the southwest, beachcombing on the Jersey shore, or exploring through Spain. Regardless of where I am, there is always something wonderful to paint. As a result my paintings are mostly created ‘en plein air’meaning, on site and from direct observation, not from a photograph. During very cold winter months I will take my smaller plein air paintings and use several to create a larger piece. The common relationship shared between my plein air and studio paintings is that they were inspired from the simple beauty of our lives.
I feel quite blessed to have a loving family who overlooks my messiness while I am absorbed in a painting and on a quest to make one stunning piece of art.
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I like this painting a lot, Susan. It has such rich reds and gentle, yet confident, contrasts--not too sharp, not to light.
Yes, I see mystery here and perhaps a statement about the history of the place being lost over time. It's got personality, like an elderly person waiting at a bus stop, full of stories we cannot hear.
"Full of stories we cannot hear" how perfect is that. Thanks so much. Isn't it so fun to stumble upon these things and put them into our art
beautiful color harmony here.
Thank you Mary. I'm missing the warmer weather to plein air paint. Time to pull out my old winter coat and warm boots and gloves.
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