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Mexitron
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More desert...
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Skipjack Joe
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Diane, you're right. I can't find a record that she even played in that film. I guess my prepubescent memory was in overdrive, or something.
Speaking of wide open spaces. This one is of the backside of Tres Viregens:
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Mexitron
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Yah Skipjack--nice! Take me home!!!
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DianaT
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Mexitron,
I see another painting in that last picture Igor posted----
Diane
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BigWooo
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I don't know how I missed this thread. Those are awesome photos. Worthy of bumping to the top one more time.
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Mexitron
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Here's the Skipjack photo of the dry lake bed painted:
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Natalie Ann
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Oh that's nice, Mexictron - lovely!
nena
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Skipjack Joe
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Excellent, Mexitron. Better than the original. How big is the canvas? How long does it take to paint someething like that?
I'm going to look at this a bit longer and try to see how you interpreted the image.
It certainly captures the spirit of the place. Better than the original. The wide format is superior.
Wish I could paint like that. Cleary shows the freedom and control you have over that of a camera.
Thanks for posting this. I need more time ....
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Mexitron
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Skipjack--I looked at the original, and while for a photograph the sense of depth worked I wasn't sure whether that would translate into a painting;
I remembered I had a 4x2 canvas though and it occured to me the photo would work if I skewed it into a shallower depth of field. I kept it sort of
abstract by not showing all the plants and pebbles, just a few of them...more like a dream you would have of the place rather than the realistic
image. You can thank the Texas weather--Tuesday it was a balmy 84 degs and today it was snowing! Got me inside to paint.
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Paula
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Skipjack and Mexitron,
I can see where you two could do a collaborative gallery show-- Mexitron's paintings of Skipjack's photographs. I hope it shows at a gallery near my
house!
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Skipjack Joe
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Mexitron,
I would like to recommend a seascape for you to paint that fits your style very well. Perhaps you have already done that. The few photos I took came
out looking somewhat like your paintings.
It's the evening view of the BOLA islas from the outlook of the highway going into town.
The islands rise out of the sea in a dream like manner that seems to be too beautiful to be real. They are far less interesting during the day, black
objects on blinding white water.
But in the evening the water colors start to appear and change with the falling light becoming a deeper and deeper blue. The islands become a flame
orange as the light reflects their surface. All of it is offset by the distant Isla La Guardia which is more diffused and gentler in nature.
It's a real show to behold. And there is more than one painting to paint. The changes are so great that if you turn away for five minutes you feel as
though you are seeing something totally different.
If you have painted this already we all would love to see it. I am sure of that.
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DianaT
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Mexitron, just beautiful---
Would love to be able to paint and really admire those who have your talent.
Diane
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Mexitron
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Natalie, Paula, and Diane--thank-you so much for your kind comments!
Skipjack--BOLA is an awesome place to paint and photograph--actually my wife and I are trying to get down there for an extended visit fairly soon to
do some paintings. If we don't get down there though I'll be knocking on your door about those photos you have! Here's a little one of Smith Island
from a few years ago:
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