My blogger pal Michelle Burnett does an excellent job hosting a "Following the Masters" challenge. This month's challenge was Van Gogh. After reading the information about this Master and following the links she provided, she challenged us to duplicate or make an image in the essence of Van Gogh. I decided on the latter because studying his paintings intimidated me a bit.
This is based on an abandoned lot filled with dried weeds near the Val Vista Park in Pleasanton where my daughter practices her soccer.
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24x30 oil on canvas
27 comments:
Very nice job on this, you captured Van Gogh's style well!
Great, I thought Van Gogh before I read your blog.
If Vincent was reading your blog he'd be proud of you! It's beautiful!
Good one, Sheila! What you did with the trees and sky is as Van Goghish as anything I've every seen... And a delight to behold.
I like the swirly trees and sky.
Beautiful, this definetly has the essence of Van Gogh, great brush work
Great Van Sheil piece.
Love love love the trees.
wow...great job Sheila, i could feel the wind blowing thru my hair when I enlarged it!
Well done! There is a spirit and delightful energy to this that is found in VG work.
You have really done well.
Very well done. Lots of movement. A la Van Gogh for sure! I like it.
Wonderful..... a la Van Gogh style, love it.
Hi Sheila, I am new to your blog. I think you got into the Van Gogh mode so effortlessly that the work can be taken for the master himself. As I look through your paintings, I notice that you are really into textured paint application.(from Cape Town, South Africa)
So lovely, Sheila! You have managed both the strokes and the color palette so incredibly beautifully! A beautiful piece and testament to Van Gogh!
Wonderful homage to van Gogh! He is smiling. Great job!
Wow, I sure like this one. I was also going to do this challenge... in acrylic... I just love the freedom of the style that I don't get to do with watercolors.
I really like your rendition of Van Gogh's techniques. I didn't fully appreciate your strokes until I enlarged it. Great job.
You really nailed Van Gogh!!(I would suggest staying away from sharp tools such as razors)Lol.!
The whole canvas seems to be dancing!!
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Very Van Goghish Sheila, you would have made him proud!
Wonderful job, Sheila, it very much looks like a Van Gogh.
I love the feeling this painting has! Feels like I could walk right into it sitting in the midst of it. Van Gogh would be very proud of you!
Lovely painting. Very Van Gogh...lots of energy and movement.
Wonderful! Colors, trees, sky, everything is wonderful!
Sheila...I love the looseness of your paintings, something I'm trying to accomplish more in my work. I tend to work tightly. The times I've gone loose, it was very freeing. I used to live in Dublin, hearing Pleasanton brings back many memories.
Was checking the Follow the Masters site and found this wonderful entry. Sheila, you would have made Van Gogh proud! The colors and brushstrokes along with the composition all "just work"!
Wonderful painting. Great colors.
Still having trouble seeing your images but so glad this one came through! Just awesome! Love the waving wheat and they trees are so swirly and alive...very Van Gogh!
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