September 24, 2014

Down the hills

Down the hills, 8 by 10 inches oil on canvas
I met this shepherdess during my trip to Jordon. For me, she looked absolutely free, no pressure to perform, no rat race, just starting everyday with her flock of sheep. But she probably had her woes, but inspired me to paint.

15 comments:

  1. Exquisite color! the brilliant red robe with the jewel toned landscape.

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  2. A beautiful scene which you captured beautifully, Padmaja!
    I love the sheep and wonderful texture in this painting..

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  3. This is poetry. So serene and peaceful. Fabulous.

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  4. The contrast between the lovely greens and blues with the focus being on the red is really wonderful!! The richness of colour and texture makes this outstanding!!

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  5. The narration about the care free red robed shepherdess brings at once to sharp focus the richness of the scene in blue and green colours.

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  6. It is the way you made your marks with the paint that I love. Blending the color by eye instead of smooth paint is exciting to me. I love the texture first and the color second. Yes, the red is glorious next to the green.

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  7. The raw beauty of nature and simple people that live there are truly inspiring! Lovely picture!

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  8. Stunning colors and texture, Padmaja! I love this so much!

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  9. I can fully understand you got inspired by this scenary, such a beauty with all the luscious green and the shepherdess in red standing out in the picture , and the texture is awesome !

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  10. That small touch of red makes the piece vibrate.

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  11. All those greens and blues make this so very quiet and somber. I like how you used textures against long smooth strokes to divide the shapes in this.

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  12. That is a beautiful painting .. and so many colorss i loved the greeeen


    Bikram

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  13. The greens and blues give this painting such a calm feeling. And then the red robe stands out so well from the background.

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  14. These trees are so well done. I feel the wind in them.

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