New paintings

[artfont]

Wow, it has been a long time since I have been here on this site. It has been such a busy year, fiance and I sold two homes, bought a new one together, got married. I have been working on my own business and have an opportunity to sell my work in a store up north here are a few that will be for sale there this spring, as well as some of hand painted mugs and I also have some for sale at a gallery in Barrie, Ontario. So hard work and being persistent is paying off finally. Wish me luck, and I hope you like them!

[ehoeveler]

Oh, Yeah. The first 2 knock me out with those sunlit docks and chairs. Water in the 1st
catches reflection in a beautiful way! I might have to view the birch in another light, perhaps -
I'm not sure why but the light birch against the the yellow leaves are not working
that much for me. Color-wise, I think the leaves overwhelm the birch. E

[artfont]

Thanks E, the birch one is better in person, I had a photograph and painted the exact same colours from that. It looks 3 D in person as I am experimenting with texture mediums for the bark, I added sand to the paint and it looks so...cool!

[St.Luke]

Hello artfont.

The water scenes are very wet and colorful, and the chairs are the opposite - a good contrast.
Though I like the idea of the chairs representing people or a couple, these chairs indicate, to me, an emptiness and silence.
I find these two paintings quite artistic, for they evoke a touch of sadness in me.

As for the birch trees, I find them quite sunny and lively. I believe it would look great as a life-size painting.

[artfont]

Thanks St. Luke, isn't it funny how each person feels something different when they look at art. When I look at them I feel peace and tranquility no sadness at all. I had quite a sadness a couple years earlier when I was going through a divorce and probably would have done one single chair as that is how I felt then. But now I have a real partner in life getting married this year and I see us sitting together here and I feel at peace. Thanks so much for your comments! The birch is a large painting and with the texture it looks like the bark is actually peeling up off the tree and they just stand out in person!

[jannatul18]

Congratulation for your new life and the paintings are really good

[artfont]

Thank-you for your kind words, I am happy you liked them!