Last summer I painted at a friend's house for a local garden tour fundraiser. Her studio door was open and surrounded by flowers. It was very inviting and a fun day talking to all the visitors. Here is the painting from the day, and above is a pen and ink sketch with gray marker, of the scene as well.
This is my hundred ninety-first daily drawing. Thank you so much for looking.
I had a chance to visit Sorolla's home while in Madrid a number of years ago. We were on a busy tour schedule, and had an arduous 24+ hours of flight/wait/flight/run/flight to arrive in Madrid, as tour companies sometimes do. The next day we were supposed to visit the Prada, but I knew time in Madrid was short, so arranged to grab a taxi up there with my daughter, then 11 years old. Walking across the threshold took my breath away. It was as if Sorolla just stood up and walked away from his studio. His home is now a museum, with paintings hanging throughout the rooms. It was wonderful. I love the blue and white jars in which he kept his paint brushes. I'm not sure what they contained originally.
I hope I get the chance to visit again. This is my thirty-seventh daily drawing. As always, thank you for looking.
This lovely antique home has a beautiful and inviting patio leading you into the studio. I was intrigued by the window on the far side of the studio. I often say that I love to paint the idea of "through". This alluring path into the studio brings the viewer in, and then through. I first laid in the approximate color and value of the inside room, then worked through the flowers and the layering of the flowers and carved out the wall behind them. The day began overcast, but then the sun peeked through. I quickly made an indication where the shadow line was on the wall, and modified the painting to include the sun. The house was on a garden tour so there were a lot of visitors talking about plants and mulch or no mulch and the beautiful beds surrounding this house.
Thank you for looking.
