Glorious Afternoon
Oil on 1/8″ deep Hardboard / Óleo sobre tabla
7″ high x 5″ wide / 17.8 x 12.7 cm
I’m a freak for shadows. They give the necessary atmosphere to any painting and the lack of it ruins the scene completely. I’m fascinated by the incredible amount of color they cast depending on the surface, time of the day, weather conditions and the time of the year. This scene is from near my moms home in Italy. A young vineyard missing the cool afternoon shadow cast by the trees on the other side of the sandy road.
Siento pasion por las sombras. Ellas dan la atmosfera necesaria a cualquier obra y la falta de ella arruina la escena por completo. Me fascina la increible cantidad de color que reflejan dependiendo de la superficie, hora del dia, condiciones atmosfericas y la época del año. Esta escena fué tomada cerca de la casa de mi mamá en Italia. Un viñedo jóven que pierde la fresca sombra de la tarde que reflejan los árboles del otro lado de la via arenosa.
Originally posted November 13, 2008.
4 Comments
Really like the layers in this painting. Great Greens.
November 14, 2008
I love this! And I love your shadows. In fact I took this jpg and put it in my desk top picture folder just becuase I wanted to! How do you like that?
It’s really gorgeous, Manuela.
Vikki
November 14, 2008
Hi Patricia!
Thank you!
I had my doubts on the new greens I picked for the vineyards, but in the end it came out really nice, just what I was going for despite a shaky hand.
Thank you for stopping by!
November 14, 2008
Hi Vikki!
Hahaha! we’ll If it’s you I’m ok with it ;o)
Glad you like this one, you should see the landscape in person though, it would charm you immediately so much that you wouldn’t want to leave ever!
Thank you for stopping by!
November 14, 2008