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the dandenongs, victoria, Australia
an artist and it solution architect living in the temperate rainforest of southeastern australia

Monday, November 3, 2008

st. michael's in the snow


This is an alla prima piece. simple. three pigments. maybe four. yeah four. aureolin, maimeru blue violet, phthalo green and a touch of alizarin. from a distance it is actually photo-realistic. which is amazing considering the lack of detail. 15x22". a lot of fun.

4 comments:

David Burge said...

Nice moist atmostphere, has a Trevor Chamberlain quality to it.

joel said...

hee. need to look up Trevor Chamberlain.

i have another view of this scene which intrigues me even more.

and yes it is moist. The Dandenongs (by their very definition) are moist!

David Burge said...

The Dandenongs also have a reputation for burning.
Don't they?
Did you find Trevor Chamberlain?
I bought a book of his a few years ago. One of the best plien air watercolourists out there.

joel said...

Hello Dake,

Yes, the Dandenongs do have a reputation for burning. This past weekend showed however that many other places also now have that reputation.