Sunday, June 19, 2011

FAV 15% in the May Boldbrush competition

12x12 oil on canvas
I am pleased that my painting "Movie Night at the Westdale Theatre" was voted into the FAV 15% in the May Boldbrush painting competition. You can view the FAV 15% paintings HERE.

6x6 oil on board
Here is another Toronto Streetcar using the Zorn palette with the addition of Viridian for some highlights. I like the misty rainy look that is possible with the limited palette. I also tried to incorporate more palette knife work and thicker paint. I often use a palette knife on certain areas of my work, but would like to incorporate it a bit more. For some great videos on painting with a palette knife, visit Tom Browns blog. He has several videos where he paints on a small scale using the palette knife only. You can visit his blog HERE



8 comments:

Ramesh Jhawar said...

Both are lovely works! Congrats!

Anonymous said...

Catherine...you really have a way with night scenes. great work.

Carol Schiff Daily Painting said...

Congratulations Catherine, your painting belongs in the top 15%! Nobody does street reflections like you do.

shirley fachilla said...

I love what you do with the Zorn palette. Your rainy day cityscapes are always wonderful. Make it after dark and it really ups the drama.

mary maxam said...

Congrats on the FAV 15% very exciting!The streetcar is wonderful, it has such an excitement about it.

Unknown said...

2 great pieces, Catherine. Congrats on the FAV 15.

Claire Beadon Carnell said...

Beautiful, rich color using the limited Zorn palette - I do like the addition of Viridian!

HELENE said...

Love these night scenes.