[Aquanet] at long last, success

[Roy Boston]

Well done Pat! - I love your use of colour, it reminds me of a Don 
Andrews painting........and the grandkids look lovely too!!

Regards

Roy in New Zealand

Patrick Davis wrote:
> 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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