#12-06-22 Size: 12" x 16" Acrylic
#12-06-23 Size: 12" x 9" Pastel
Participating in the Gettyburg Festival Plein Air Event this
week.
Met Donna Barlup at Devil's Den and we both painted
watercolors this morning. Donna's painting was impressive and full of color. My
painting didn't work and bit the dust, so I tried a quick pastel study of a
couple of interesting trees just above us on the horizon. Then I packed up and
left to see Madeline Reilly who was painting from the Peach Orchard. She was
finished for the day and needed to come back later so I headed over to the steel
observation tower, had a quick bagged lunch and painted the tower. Switching
mediums made things interesting and fun. I climbed this tower in grade school
and my Cub Scout Troop spent a fun day flying kites here back in the 60's. Met
lots of people through the day and had plenty of fun painting and talking. Just
wish I was younger and had more energy although I'm happy I can get out of the
studio and paint en plein air with friends.
To see more of my art check out my website and blog:
LarryLerew.com
To see more of my art check out my website and blog:
LarryLerew.com
5 comments:
Wow, what an excellent example of a successful painting with an ugly tower as the subject matter. Wonderful unified color palette - great composition--love it.
Awesome colors! I love the way you painted the trees.
Larry - I very much enjoyed seeing your observation tower painting in person. You really turned a gray, industrial-looking structure into a beautiful work of art; your imagination integrated the tower into the landscape much better than it is in real life!
Had several art professors stress to our class in the 70's that "our job as arists" is to take the viually ordinary or mundane and create something extraordinary so others can better see. Thanks for all the kind comments.
What a joy seeing your paintings. Way to go Larry!
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