This is not exactly the view I had for my first painting (I was a little further down the road just in back of the statued monument - with a peek of the domed Oakland Columbarium through the trees. I left out the buildings in the background in the painting below.
Mountain View Monuments (9"x12"pastel) - Artist Janice L-H
This painting will be shown at the CELEBRATION OF ART Exhibit June 19th - July 10th, 2010*Antioch Historical Society Museum
I did rework this when I got home, darkening the liquid amber trees and highlighting the statue above the monument for emphasis.
There is a slight glare on the photo from the right but you can see what it used to look like here.
Once the group arrived I met them at the last fountain where we split up to paint. I had glimpsed one of my favorite statues on the way down the hill but got turned around going to the meeting place. Anyhow I saw the Veteran's Area where I think I will go next time to work up some of those great magnolia trees located there.
Finally finding the Angel at the end of the curve in front of a row of ornamental plum trees, I went to work.
Reclining Angel (12"x18" pastel) - Artist Janice L-H
Yes, I did rework this once I was home (I hope I'm not actually messing them up!) and you can see the original rendition here. I toned down the monuments, tree shadows and the sky and added some contour to the plum trees.
Can't wait to return next time!
Update for October 17:
View From The Hill (12"x18" pastel, Artist Janice L-H)
There's a long set of steps leading up this hill where there is a small water feature and roundabout big enough for one car. I - being me - did NOT go up all those stairs, I drove up there and found this view under an incredible oak tree. I did shorten the view because of the size of my paper but wanted to be beable to include the Crocker Monument as well as the Golden Gate Bridge (the top of the Oakland Columbarium peeking through the trees as well).
Wish I could have joined the rest of the painters last weekend!
I remember driving passed the reclining angel, but another artist was planning to paint or photograph it :) This looks exactly the way it does in person when driving up that hill. Lovely job on your Mountain View Cemetery series!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gerald - it's an inspiring place to paint. I'd like to go to the south end of the park where there are some intriguing tree covered roads leading to another area. We should go back in the spring when the tulips are in bloom!
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