Break Time, 8x10 oil, copyright 2010
I think I mentioned some time ago a blog that has a virtual paintout challenge every month utilizing Google Street View. The basic concept is that the blogger choses an area anywhere in the world and challenges artists to paint based on an image from Google Street View. This month's choice: Manhattan. I couldn't pass it up, so I took a "walk" around the Upper West Side and found another brownstone that caught my eye.
The little painting above is based on this image on 76th. Street View photos aren't the highest quality and aren't taken with the artist in mind, which means you take what you get as far as angles and lighting conditions. It makes the whole thing more challenging, but I feel like I had a bit of an advantage in that I had been in that neighborhood only two months ago. The biggest problem I has was in when to stop messing with it, in particular with the figures. They are only about three inches high, so details had to be limited. It wasn't easy, but I think it worked.
I also found an image of the brownstone I painted earlier this summer, but I like my photo much better!
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Erica - As usual this is an amazing painting. I always admire your talent, but it is great to see a place that we were and you have painted so beautifully.
ReplyDeleteErica, I love your choice of subject, colors, and composition. You did a great job of making an interesting painting. I also loved reading about where and how you arrived at choosing this particular place. This is intriguing. Good job.
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