This painting is for the June Challenge, of Lela Stankovic's, "Paint and Draw Together" Blog. I painted this in one sitting with oil on a 10 by 16 canvas.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
My submission for the latest CALYPSO MOON ARTIST MOVEMENT challenge, put on by Alice Thompson, the theme is LIGHT IN DARKNESS, details can be found on her website/blog.
I painted from a photo I took on our trip to China, on the cruise down the Yangtze river we stopped at a temple and some of our fellow passengers made their offerings, with letters and red candles. Painted in oil on a 8 by 10 canvas panel.
This painting is for the " A Day Not Wasted " website, the June Challenge, put on by Lee Brown, he has among other talents, a knack for taking wonderful photos. This painting was done in oil, on a 18 by 24 canvas
This weeks challenge was to paint Monet waterlilies pond in Giverny, in the style of Vincent van Gogh might have painted it. I did my painting in 2 hours ( one of the requirement at Wetcanvas.com) in oil on an 8 by 10 canvas board, I included the photo from Scattycat, you might visit her blog, http://gardenartjournal.blogspot.com/
Born in Salzburg, Austria, retired as bakery owner, took up painting as a hobby, love to paint almost every day, my new addiction is plein air painting.
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