The Island Queen 10" x 12" Oil on panel
This painting is dedicated to my "Friendly Followers".
The Island Queen is a fun tourist boat reminiscent of the old paddle wheelers. She plys the St. Lawrence River , carrying visitors among the Thousand Islands during the summer months.
Rain was threatening today, and rather than paint something that I would ordinarily paint outside, I decided to 'push the edges of the envelope' a little and give myself a different challenge. The whole while, I lived in fear of it looking like a wedding cake when finished.
I used my limited palette for this painting. The big difference for this piece was in the ground coat that covered the gesso. It was a cad. lemon yellow, applied "runny", the excess was evaporated with a hair dryer and the panel then rubbed to an even colour finish .
My method for painting was much the same as it would be if I were painting a house. I established my darks first and went from there.
It was fun to push myself in a different direction and paint an unfamiliar subject.
'til next
12 comments:
This is such an impressive image, I'm reaching for my Dramamine!
is it me or is your text getting smaller and smaller,your eyes are better than mine frank
such a dramatic painting,wonderful!
full of movement
Hi Frank,
I can feel the wind tossing around those passengers, and I understand why She is leaning on one side. A very tender boat indeed your Queen. You captured a vibrant scene . Your experimentation paid off. Great.
Mr.Frank...You have done a great job. Choosing a different subject than we usually paint make us skilled. Even I try many different things. Well done. You have given life to this painting..:)
Very nice Frank. Actually it's not unlike a big house with verandas. :)
Sheila..Sorry to take so long getting back to you. Thank you for your comment and compliment.
It was a little different for me..for sure..:~)
Take care...
Hey, Rob..no, I do not think the type is getting smaller.Although, I have been using "gray" instead of black.
Thanks for the compliment ! It was fun to bite into something a little different for change. You can understand that wth the variety that you have.. :~)
Fall's a comin' ! :~)
Mariano.. Thank you! A nice compliment coming from an "ol' salt" such as yourself. :~)
It was fun to do, and the excitement level was high..
A Real rush !
Smiles..
Megha Chhatbar , Thank you very much for your friendly compliment..
You are right about extending our skills by attempting to do something outside of our envelope.
It was fun !
Stay well ..
Thanks Keith..
"it's not unlike a big house with verandas. :)"
Right !
...Or, a big wedding cake without the couple on top. :~)
It was fun though...
Take care, Keith
You're a popular man Frank. I've just noticed you've got 100 followers!
..Just a luckey guy,I guess, Keith. :~) I think that I get more from my "friendly" followers than they get from me. They seem to all be so diverse.
Smiles.. :~)
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