Monday, September 7, 2009

"Casa de Don Rosario"

This is one of the paintings that I started when Scott was here. I worked on it for about two hours on location. It's a complex scene, so that was only enough time to get the drawing and a rough block in of the color and value relationships. I added Don Rosario later from a photo I shot while we were painting. Rosario has been riding a horse most of his life and you can tell from his walk. I tried to catch that little detail about him in the painting. Back in the studio I had time to make little adjustments to refine the composition and color.



"Casa de Don Rosario", 14x18" oil, Frank Gardner © 2009
$1,300. Framed. Available at Windrush Gallery, Sedona, AZ
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6 comments:

  1. Marian FortunatiSeptember 7, 2009 at 1:58 PM

    Beautifully done!!

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  2. Frank GardnerSeptember 7, 2009 at 2:37 PM

    Thanks Marian!!!

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  3. Bruce ShermanSeptember 8, 2009 at 6:24 PM

    Hi Frank!...As always...dynamic design elements...rich colour...painterly brushwork...yet wonderful detail and "real people" in your figure work!
    Always a great treat to visit your site...as I do often!
    Cheers!
    Bruce

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  4. Don GraySeptember 9, 2009 at 2:40 AM

    Gorgeous!

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  5. Måns SjöbergSeptember 9, 2009 at 3:25 AM

    This is really a fantastic composition, the forground cactus beautifully contrasted against the eyecatching middleground.

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  6. Frank GardnerSeptember 25, 2009 at 12:48 PM

    Thanks so much Bruce, Don and Mans.
    I am very sorry that it took so long to acknowledge your comments. They are very appreciated none the less.

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