Beach Family - Hastings, 1066
Oil on Canvas - 10" x 12"
Monday, 30 March 2009
Challenge 2. - Beach Family
I just wish I had more time to take this challenge to the level of detail I was looking for. I just didn't 'get there' because I can only paint on weekends at the moment. I loved the scene in the photograph Karin Jurick gave us for this challenge; excellent light, crisp, clear with a magnificent stretch of sea and I felt there was something of a processional and solemn feel to the figures; a stillness even though they were in fact 'doing' something. For some reason or another it felt ancient to me and I wanted to create a feeling of the long-distant past, with a nod to illustrations in children's books, but again, if only I had more time I could have pumped up this allusion. I am also not going to paint on canvas again for something this detailed. The edges bevel downwards and for the photograph I have had to crop of about 2mm on either side which is a nuisance. This whole painting would have been much easier on board - we learn as we go along. So here is my second submission to Karin Jurick's 'Different Strokes From Different Folks' blog.
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2 comments:
I love the clean line you gave it. The long ago feel is fabulous . You wonder what those knights would of done on the beach.
Thank you Dominique...if I had had time I would have thrown in a couple of swords (without the knights) just to add a bit of mystery - but we learn as we go along which is what is so great about this challenge. I shall hop over to your blog now. Thanks again.
Anne.
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