Sara's!

When I first saw Sara's living room, the homeyness, colors, and light were beautiful!  It looked like a painting I needed to do.  I took a photo in the hope that I would actually try a painting.  Over a year later I tried this gouache piece, my first interior.  With the sunlight pouring in the two windows, my photo was overexposed, washing out the light details.  As I painted, I kind of liked the blown-out highlights.  I might have tried adding too much detail in the drapes and windows.  I also thought about the idea of actually painting this in person, sitting in Sara's living room.  It would be much harder for me.  With the photo, everything was already flattened for me into two dimensions!  Of course this would be true with painting outdoors as well.  But for me it's the opposite, preferring painting en plein air over a photo of the scene.  I loved painting this and would like to try more interiors.

4 x 6" Gouache

... For Sara ...