WDE 3/30 Tennessee Theater in Dufy Style

[orangepassion]

Sorry to be late. I am trying to slide in before people show up with the paintings from this week.

I have loved the work of the French painter, Raoul Dufy (1877 - 1953), since I was a child. I made copies of a couple of his paintings for fun in the past, but this time I painted the Tennessee Theater in his style. I think I should have painted more loosely but I hope you can see his influence here and there.

The harsh shadows were too difficult for my ability. The building in the middle is looking like a cracker with something growing on it , but I couldn't make it better. I like the Edward Hopper-ish building on the far right though.

Orange


acrylic on canvas 14 x 11

[ottwork]

All my buildings look like crackers with something growing on them... That's why I photograph them...can't draw 'em worth a flip.

great job with this, though - I really like the awnings over the theater entrance and that far right building - great depth in those doorways!!

[lisilk]

This is lovely, great shadows and depth. I love your colors. Wonderful!

Li

[connievanwinssen]

Lovely colours! Well done

[kordelia]

what buildings??? i'm LOVIN' yr CARS!!!!!! nice mood set, too.... Kor

come to think of it, if the Tenn Bldg is the 'cracker'... to me it looks like Hebrew writing!!! (the window shadows, i'm talking about!!)

[bluefrog]

Great work on this one!

[tyree]

orange...i love the edward hopper style...coolbeans!!! tyree

[Valri Ary]

YES! WEll done. I like it...I like it ALOT! I can't do buildings to save my life but yours ROCK! Well, not like they're crocked or anything...you know what I mean, RIGHT?

[bluelilac]

I like your choice of painter style. A really interesting and original and creative painting.
Love it.

[crispur2005]

Its lovely,
Christine

[orangepassion]

Thanks everyone for your compliments!
Kordelia . . . . I didn't see it but now I see the Hebrew writing!
Valri . . . . I know what you mean.

Orange