In New England, President's Day is the start of a week long vacation for the public schools. My youngest daughter has been waiting to hear from colleges and I am waiting to hear on an apartment lease in Chicago (should know what's happening by weeks end) and the best way to calm myself is to paint. I decided to pull out favorite photos from my Tuscan vacation several years ago and re-used them in small image transfers.
"Silhouette"
6 x 6 encaustic on panel
"Road to Cortona"
6 x 6 encaustic on panel
and I made some minor adjustments to the piece I shared here yesterday...
"Cobblestone Alley"
6 x 6 encaustic on panel
Together these paintings create a fond memory of my visit to Tuscany.
A week from Saturday I am back at Montserrat College of Art teaching my last watercolor workshop until I am moved. It's a strange feeling to know so much will be changing but I look at it as a new chapter waiting for me to mold it as best I can.
The middle piece brought Van Gogh to mind, Robin. And once again, those colors in the outside two pieces are so wonderful. I almost purchased a winter scene with some of the similar colors from your Etsy store and had a heck of a time choosing which I ended up with.
ReplyDeleteYou definitely are attracted to neutral earth tones, Sherry. So am I, plus I really get into creating the textures, one of the reasons I love painting with wax.
DeleteThese pieces are mindblowing Robin, the colors and textures just steal my heart, not enough words to praise :-)
ReplyDeleteI remember thinking the same of your Venice gondola painting, padmaja. Italy and it's palette has captured our hearts.
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