I noticed Joseph Zbukvic's newest DVD is titled People at Work in which he paints a lot of figures. One of the examples from the trailer is his demo of some men working on road construction. Their orange and yellow vests reminded me of a gouache piece I painted of workers wearing the same vests which I hadn't posted.
A location for one of the paint-out groups in August was at the Los Angeles County Arboretum. It's such a lovely place for plein air artists that I've done four previous blog posts of pieces painted there. It was a very warm day so I didn't venture far from the entrance area and the cafe where we meet to look at each other's work. As soon as I started walking in search of a view to paint I noticed some men working on re-roofing the gift shop building. From one of the walkways, I had a great view and they were so colorful that I had to try a painting. I used gouache because of their bright vests which really caught my eye. I really enjoy these not-so-romantic subjects.
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| 5 7" gouache |
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| We always have peacocks checking out the art. |
Sherry - very nice. Those workers add so much to the over all landscape. Hope you have a great day.
ReplyDeleteThank you Debbie, they were fun to add.
DeleteNice, Sherry. Everyday subjects and compositions are the very best, IMO. You really captured a moment.
ReplyDeleteThanks Terry! We think alike on those everyday subjects.
DeleteGreat idea to paint normal working life. and Great painting too
ReplyDeleteHi Polly, Thanks! This one was fun to paint.
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