[Aquanet] at long last, success

[Arsenault Lorraine]

The saying goes (or so I beleive): the sweet smell of success.  But in your case, it's the beautiful sight of success!

I love your colors!  The sky, the mountains and the mission have all these gorgeous sunny colors.

Great work!

Lorraine Arsenault
arseneaux at sympatico.ca 
www.lorrainearsenault.com

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Patrick Davis 
  To: Aquanet The_digital_Brain 
  Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 4:34 PM
  Subject: [Aquanet] at long last, success


  Hi, gang.

  As some of you know, since early February I have been battling trying to do a painting of the Mision San Javier in Baja California Sur, MX... and losing miserably. (If you noticed that the price of your w/c paper went up over this period, I'm to blame with all the failed attempts that needed replacing)

  Finally, I think I have succeeded in capturing the feel of the place as I experienced it. I used the following palette: mn blue from Holbein, ult. pink and azo orange, both from Graham. I shall be the first to admit that this is not a masterpiece nor is it even great art. It may be, however, the best piece I have ever done and I am inordinately pleased with it.

  At first glance, it appears that the mission is the focus, and maybe it is; however, when I look at it, my eyes are drawn mostly to the interplay of orange and blue in the sky and then to the way all three colours mix and meld and play off each other with granulation in the background mountains. As I noted, after a long and sometimes discouraging struggle, I am quite pleased with myself.

  To see the reference photo and also my painting, access this site:
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/30425828@N04/

  cheers
  pat

  PS: The mission is located up in the mountains west of Loreto, BCS along a very "interesting" road complete with edging up a cliff and much washboarding. Don't go there in your Porsche!



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