Looking Good

Once again, I have found myself inspired by the people and places on St. Croix. This time, it was some random people on and near the beach after the annual Mardi Croix parade. I pulled figures into my composition from several Mardi Croix photos, in addition to one photo of people at a street festival in North Carolina. When doing this it is critical to keep the various figures and other pieces in the same perspective, proportion, and lighting. This can get very tricky, so I work very carefully, when doing this. I also eliminated a lot of distracting shapes from the background and foreground, so I could focus my attention - and my viewers' attention - on the figures and the story being told.

This painting will be on view from May 6 through May 29 at the 2011 National Juried Exhibition, sponsored by the Art League of Hilton Head, at the Walter Greer Gallery on Hilton Head Island, SC.

Looking Good

watercolor on cold pressed paper

19.5 x 29" framed

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