OK, finally here is the finished oil painting. The size is 30"h x 15"w and is oil on canvas.I had a studio near the Old Village in Mt. Pleasant for a couple of years and I saw this great old water tower everyday. I've been wanting to paint it for awhile. One day as I was walking in the Old Village back toward my studio I looked up and saw this perfect composition. Boom! Like a hit on the head.
This painting isn't the typical "pretty" painting. What is attractive to me is the design. Underneath my paintings my goal is to have a good design, if it happens to be a beautiful thing, like a tree in bloom with a lovely bird feeder, that's icing on the cake.
Those types of paintings might not be the most "salable", but I have to paint something I believe in.
I entered this painting into the Oil Painters of America 2009 Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition Of Traditional Oils. I'll keep my finders crossed as this is a highly competitive exhibition.
Happy drawing & painting!
Love it...reminds me of small town SC or GA. I'm headed to Mt Pleasant today on art business. Good luck on the show.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Iz! love the one's that supposedly aren't "salable" - think people like them the best.
ReplyDeletecool its caroline your ol art student down here in mt.pleasant !!i just drove by here a couple o days ago!
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