I thought of Matisse‘s chapel in Nice, France. Chapelle_du_Rosaire_de_Vence . The two doors carved in wood designed by Matisse for the confessionals are painted a slick white enamel. Colored sunlight makes its way through through the carved open areas and spills onto the floor. Inside the little room are stained glass windows coloring the sunlight; yellow for the sun, green for vegetation and blue for the Riviera sky.
It looked too much like a stilted wooden butterfly had landed on the painting. I replaced it with the sky shinning through the leaves.
Setting up for lunch. I invited a friend to join me for lunch in my studio. Bring your own food and chair.
This painting was worked on the rest of the day – more to come.
Carla, this color green is so perfect! Just like the leaves on the trees. It reminds me of walking in the shade of the park on a sunny day. I love your painting studio! Can’t beat it! Amazing how you made the ‘butterfly’ into a blue sky shining through! xo S.
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Yes, my studio was quite spectacular with the light showing through the leaves. The painting has gone through lots of changes as paintings do. I’ll post the results. Carla
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Just goes to show, paintings are living entities! Beautiful painting and I think the sky was a great idea. Once again, I love your “studio”! 🙂
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It was a fabulous place i was even visited by a little snake and a bee on my knee:)
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I don’t know about the snakes, but maybe bees are attracted to painters! I see them hanging around when I paint too. You were obviously fortunate having a wider audience! 🙂
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love that vibrant green. It looks like part of the landscape.
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I learned a lot about the color green being from a city of manmade structures. Btw love the leaves on the computer keys in your Journey of a Photograph
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How delightful and refreshing. I love the colors and feel of your lovely painting. And your studio is the perfect setting! I’ll be glad to bring my own chair. 🙂
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You would have loved being in there with me 🙂
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Sounds wonderful and peaceful.
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Kit was a wonderful week. Thank you for stopping by ny blog
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A beautiful painting from a beautiful studio site. Thanks for visiting my blog and comment. I appreciate your stopping by. Rlte
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I hope you got my book recommendation about expressive drawing. I like the book.
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Fascinating to see your working methods, Carla. Love your brushwork.
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I guess it is harder to see your work methods- both of us – lots of the work is done in our heads:) Richard could follow you around as you find your subject, approach, speak your magic and make pictures. A photographer once said I make photographs of people – makes sense you don’t want to go up and shoot somebody!
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Hmmm… I always, always love seeing talented painters out in the middle of nowhere.
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LOL right out in the middle of nowhere in their brain!!!
Someday one of my abstract paintings will connect with you (I hope) ha ha
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