DPW Challenge - Second Entry

For the same DPW Wheels Challenge I felt inspired to make another painting. The pastels were still all over my workplace anyway so this is the result:

"Joyride" pastel 12x9 inch

Now is time to return the pastels to their box and try some oil for a change.
See you next post with a new painting!

The DPW Challenge - A Travel Back in Time

I must admit I grew up in a rural place, somewhere in a forgotten Eastern Europe country side. I still remember how as kids we were running after occasionally horse carts, climb on from behind and get a lift for as long as the driver wasn't aware of us. I remember the dust, the smell of horse and fresh cut grass; those were wonderful times. I am only sorry that my kids never had the chance to spend at least one summer like that.

So when the DPW Challenge announced The Wheels Challenge for this week I knew I will not paint a car. Or a motorcycle. Or some other fast, noisy and shinny vehicle. My heart went back to the childhood times and for a little while I smelled again the field in the summer sun.

"Peaceful Roads" pastel 10x12 inch

The reference photo of course is a modern one but I hope I caught a bit of the peaceful atmosphere of a time that is forever lost to us.
I also did some pics as a work in progress of this piece and I will post them soon.
I would love to hear what you think of this painting so don't hesitate to leave a comment.
Have a great day you all!

First Post and the First Painting

My first post in a shinny new blog is bound to be an awkward one I guess, but let just get this party going and it will get easier.

I will start with a first painting in the new, painterly style I am trying to learn. I did it yesterday after I finished reading "The Painterly Approach" which is still open in my Kindle reader. Yet I already feel like I need to re-read the book from the beginning.

"Quick Breakfast" oil on canvas 6x8 inch

I'm not sure what I feel about this work. Not being my usual style of painting is hard to consider it objectively. Is true that I picked a still life with a very hard light; in fact the objects were sitting right in the sunlight when I took the shot. But somehow in the photo I liked the light; not so much in the painting.

So, for what is worth this is my first painterly work. Since I'm all set to "master" this approach probably there will be more to follow, and it will be more obvious for me if a work is on the right track or not.

You are more than welcome to leave your opinion in the comments and why not? even some constructive criticism.
Have a great day and see you soon!