Wednesday 25 February 2015

The Island

The Island
Acrylic on board
 
I painted this today for Eleanor - a dear and longstanding friend of my husband's family.
I painted it from a photo I took from the balcony of her house in Cervantes. Unfortunately, the photo reduced the stunning view of the ocean to a thin smear, so I cropped and enlarged the bit I wanted to paint.
 

 
 
 
                                                                                           

20 comments:

  1. Bonjour chère amie,

    Je suis certaine que votre ami sera fier de recevoir une telle oeuvre.
    J'aime beaucoup l'harmonie de vos couleurs. Il règne une belle atmosphère.
    Joli travail.

    Gros bisous

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    1. Thanks so much for your kind comments Martine!

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  2. BEAUTIFUL Wendy! Eleanor will love it. What a nice gift. You did a great job. so nice to see you back painting again. enjoy that gorgeousness of summer.

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    1. Thanks Sally! I am very much making the most of summer this year - lots of lovely swims at the beach!

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  3. DEAR WENDY - SO BEAUTIFUL - GLAD YOU USED ARTISTIC LICENSE AND PAINTED THE WATER. I AM SURE YOUR FRIEND WILL LOVE IT!

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    1. Thanks so much Debbie. Yes, artistic license is a handy thing!

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  4. I´m sure your friend Eleanore was happy to recieve this painting. You did a great improvement from the photo. :)

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    1. Thanks Catharina - I appreciate your comments!

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  5. Beautiful!!! I am sure she will love it...great colors!

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  6. You made the view so much more beautiful, love your stunning colors , Eleanor is a lucky gal !

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    1. You are very kind Jane - thanks so much for visiting!

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  7. Hi Wendy. Really fabulous to see your acrylics again. Hopefully this means you are on your way to achieving that goal of yours. The Island looks great and I am sure your friends are delighted with it. I would be. Chat soon. Love Laura xx

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    1. Thanks so much Laura! Actually, that goal you speak of is on hold for now - still so much to do on the writing front before I can think of other long-winded projects.

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  8. The colors are gorgeous Wendy! A beautiful view, your friend will be so happy!

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    1. Thanks Celia, I always appreciate your comments!

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  9. Gorgeous painting. I was so excited to see it. Dreaming of just such a scene, and here it was painted by you. Thank you.

    XOXOXOXO Barbara

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  10. Oh, you are too kind Barbara!! I'm glad my painting hit the right spot for you just when you needed it!

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