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[DFGray]

this morning at the Fanny Bay Inn
just the type of place I would end up at, if I took the bike for a ride

pastel on board 22 x 34"
the bike is a conglomerate of all the bikes that came by




always some critics the girls liked it, the horses.........
picked up Fanny Bay Oysters for dinner and crushed Oyster shells from the beach for the garden

[Donna T]

Looks like you had a great day, Dan. Really nice painting - I like that dirt driveway a lot (of all things). It leads into the painting so well. It's nice to know that even the local horses stop to check out your work!

Donna

[DFGray]

Hi Donna the weight that holds my easle down is a bucket of crushed shell
from a beach I was painting at earlier this week but the glare from the shell on the beach made it tough to paint

[edencompton]

Beautiful as always Dan. I really like the composition. It looks like you livened it up compared to the photo -- sign of a professional!

[DFGray]

Thanks Eden
these are like stories to be told, this pub is part of the drive up the coast

[tigerpaw]

Looks great.

[DFGray]

Thanks Mike
a truer pic of the pastel

[Fredrix 45]

I like the color and the bike and the placement of the bike in regards to the house and the flowers, this painting makes me happy!
Aleada Aine

[Terry Wynn]

Hi, Dan,

I feel funny commenting as I always really like your paintings! Don't ever have a critique! You always make the scene more enticing than real life. What I particularly notice in this one is how you frame the blue Inn and red roof with your darkest greens. Such a touch.

Terry

[DFGray]

Thanks Aleada the bike and posture I wanted came thru early in the work and I blocked in a quick reference then wrote the word bke in small lettering so I could work around it and everytime a bike came thru I could add a little to the bike
Hi and thanks kindly Terry I never post the many dogs

[IdahoHat]

Ditto Terry's comments. I like that you included the building in your landscape this time, too.

[DFGray]

thanks for the reply Harriet