Thursday, April 22, 2010

The Newport Paintings: Part II

This one I painted during the day. Again, this landscape painting features Newport Harbor, and is 5 x 7" done in oil on canvas board. This is another view from where I stayed looking to the bridge and Goat Island. The U.S. Naval War College is on the other side of the bridge. I would sleep with my windows cracked, although it was cool at night. This way I could hear them play the National Anthem at dawn, and Taps at night. I did not mind waking up so early. It was beautiful the way the water was so deserted that the sound carried over the Harbor. I chose analogous shades of green and blue to represent the brightness and crispness of the day in Newport.

Check back on Monday for my third painting in this series.

2 comments:

  1. Great paintings. I saw you joined an art blog idea site and am building my own as well. If you are interested, check out funart4kids.blogspot.com. I will check you out on my next visit to VA!

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  2. Just came by to say hi. Are you painting?

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