"Carefree Days"
6x6 Oil on canvas/board
At auction on DPW, click here to bid.
Last summer I did a series of my friend, Julie Hill's daughter as play. See the paintings here, here & here. Painting children can be fun and I've done more than my fair share of "sweet" kids paintings. While exploring this subject, I wanted to focus much more of the joy of the kids "at play" and keep the "sappiness" to a minimum. For me, the color palette will dictate whether I'm successful. Any thoughts?
7 comments:
Beautiful child and wonderful painting. The colors are great.
I love these moment in time kind of paintings Kelley, and this one is wonderful. Nice sense of atmosphere!
There you go again...dis'ing us "sappy" folks....just kidding. Well you nailed this one...no sappiness, just pure sweet joy of child at play, capturing the movement and even the unique character of a child mastering a fun skill.
P.S. forgot to say...Yes, you were very successful...awesome color choices!
Il est bon de retrouver vos oeuvres après plus de 6 semaines d'absence... Je rentre tout juste des Philippines...
De la fraîcheur, de la sensibilité, du mouvement, de la lumière... de la joie de vivre...
Gros bisous
Wonderful value shifts. Love the way you get it said.
Great job w. the simplification of shapes.
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