Artwork from all the previous Virtual Paintouts are still available to check out. Bill also posts the submissions on Facebook.
Bill must have fun selecting the month's location from worldwide options the Google Street View vehicles have covered with their cameras. The first city I "walked" around was Boston and I was overwhelmed. I couldn't find anything I wanted to paint but maybe that was because I hadn't done any actual plein air painting in years. The August 2012 location was Tasmania! There is a place I will never be able to look around in person. This time I found several views and had fun looking around the island. Here is my watercolor of a beach road in Tasmania.
Below is an abstract piece I also painted this month for a fun monthly challenge for a Facebook group I'm in. The theme for August was "Abstract". While looking around the map of Tasmania, I had maps on my mind while I painted this.
Great post Sherry - I came across the Virtual paintout blog a while back and looked at the Tasmania map but couldn't figure out how to work it so I gave up!! I must try again! I love your abstract piece and it certainly does have a map feel to it - I love maps and have been thinking lately about how to incorporate maps into my artwork, got a couple of ideas but not put them into practice yet! Some sort of collage I think , I need a bit of time on my hands first!
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon! I think maps are fun too. I did a couple other pieces where I painted on maps. A future post maybe. :-)
DeleteI know someone who does abstracts taken from aerial views of the landscape... interesting stuff, well done with both these btw Sherry!!
ReplyDeleteGoogle Street View is a fun way to escape to a completely new challenge. Great silhouettes on these trees and the energy of your brushwork is terrific!
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