Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Snow scene in Taos


11 X 14 Oil on stretched canvas

I painted this from a photo I took on our trip to Taos at Christmas.  There was still snow on the ground under trees and shrubs.  I kept taking pictures and exclaiming, "look at all the colors!"

I was pretty happy with how this turned out.  It's my first attempt at using my own photos, rather than copying a painting.  I have another one that I'm working on.  I took lots of pictures, so I'll probably have a few more of basically this same color palette.

Thanks for stopping by!


9 comments:

  1. Lovely painting, Virginia. I'd rather have Southwest snow as opposed to New England snow. Our New England snow lasts a lot longer!

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  2. So good to see you're back, Virginia!!! Lovely painting—great subdued palette (I feel the chill) and wonderful brush work. So great that you're composing your own landscapes now.

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  3. A lovely painting. I think you found a very nice colour too for the background hills. Great job!

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  4. Une tentative qui s'avère réussie. A renouveler ma chère !
    J'aime beaucoup les nuances de couleurs.
    Gros bisous

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    1. Martine says! An attempt which proved successful. To be repeated my dear!
      I love the shades of colors.
      Kisses

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  5. Wow Virginia! You are really nailing that atmosphere thing. Lovely painting.

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  6. FANTASTIC work, Virginia. It's such a wonderful scene and you captured it beautifully.!! You're truly getting better and better with every piece you finish!!!

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  7. Wonderful work Virginia, you certainly did capture the atmosphere, well done.

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  8. This is a very pretty scene that you have captured beautifully. It is nice to see snow amongst greenery rather than bare branches.

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