Sunday, June 24, 2012

Quiet Time (Work in Progress)

Painted Saturday, from imagination and sketches from life.

I've stopped here, for now.  I may make some changes, but I'm going to wait on this one and see what I think in a few weeks.

Oil on canvas, 16" x 16".  Work in progress.

NATURE WATCH:


We play tourist at the Oasis.
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22 comments:

  1. Marja's Stamp Addiction en Marja's CreativityJune 24, 2012 at 5:39 AM

    Lovely work in progress Jean. Beautiful relief.I wonder for the finishing work.
    Lovely greet and a nice day

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  2. Jean SpitzerJune 24, 2012 at 5:41 AM

    Thank you, Marja. Greetings and a nice day, to you too. Glad you're back.

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  3. TheChieftessJune 24, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    I really like the simplicity of this...as is!!! Very dreamy...

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  4. MargaretJune 24, 2012 at 9:18 PM

    She is so pretty. What a lovely face.

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  5. AnonymousJune 24, 2012 at 10:59 PM

    Even though it's a nude, this immediately made me think of church.

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  6. Anthony DuceJune 25, 2012 at 12:42 AM

    There is something special when figurative images come from the head. The images of so many poses, and knowing nothing was missed.

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  7. Jean SpitzerJune 25, 2012 at 5:12 AM

    Thank you, Chieftess and Margaret.

    I am liking this, too, which is why I am staying away from it for a while. I can come back to it with a fresh eye.

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  8. Jean SpitzerJune 25, 2012 at 5:14 AM

    AH, bizarre but yes, I get that feeling too. It feels dark and somber and contemplative.

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  9. Jean SpitzerJune 25, 2012 at 5:16 AM

    Anthony, yes, it's different when you don't have a model in front of you and you don't have a photograph to refer to. Probably the synthesis is more like what painters did before cameras.

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  10. Katherine KeanJune 25, 2012 at 10:57 AM

    Wonderful mood and texture, and as mentioned above - love the simplicity.

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  11. Jean SpitzerJune 25, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    Thanks, Katherine.

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  12. Linda RothJune 25, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    This composition is quite abstract for you. I like it--but then I like all your work.

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  13. Banjo52June 25, 2012 at 8:38 PM

    To my eye that blue is special--very dignified, yet rich. I saw formality, but I didn't see church before AH's comment,. Now I do, and I like that feature.

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  14. nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelierJune 26, 2012 at 8:48 AM

    oh Jane it's beautifull so for me it's finished

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  15. Jean SpitzerJune 26, 2012 at 9:03 AM

    Thanks, Linda, Banjo and Laura.

    The colors are beautiful and dark, in person. I'm clueless as to how to get a better photograph of the painting.

    Still keeping my hands off of it, for now.

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  16. juliefordoliver.blogspot.comJune 26, 2012 at 3:27 PM

    I find both, Seated Brown;Reclining Grey and Seated Woman, excellent pieces of work.
    The stronger directional slant of SB/RG gives it a power of action,
    and the rich paint and chiaroscuro lighting provides the power to SW.
    YOU must be very pleased with both of them. They are both a pleasure to explore.

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  17. Pasadena AdjacentJune 26, 2012 at 4:22 PM

    this one is really beautiful. Don't change a thing (also do what you want - it's your painting)

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  18. Jean SpitzerJune 28, 2012 at 8:37 AM

    Thank you, Julie. It's exciting to take sketches and transform them into something else.

    Thanks, thanks, and thanks, PA. And I will. But so far, I haven't touched it.

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  19. Susan CampisiJuly 2, 2012 at 11:59 PM

    It looks perfect as is so it'll be interesting to see what changes you make, if any.

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  20. Jean SpitzerJuly 3, 2012 at 3:01 PM

    Me, too. So far, I haven't touched anything.

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  21. Rubén OpazoJuly 29, 2012 at 5:46 AM

    Magníficos colores, una obra con mucha fuerza. Hay un aire de soledad aquí.
    Felicitaciones y bienvenida a mi blog.

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  22. Jean SpitzerJuly 29, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    Thank you, Ruben, and welcome to you too.

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