Sunday, April 12, 2009

"Diana's Temple"

9 x 12
oil on masonite

Here is another entry to Karin Jurick's Different Strokes from Different Folks. The statue is a companion to Diana, and I chose to place her in front of Diana's Temple. I now see why this is called a challenge, working all in one "color" on the figure and trying to get the tones just right is definitely a challenge. I had to take several photos of the painting and still didn't get the exact match. The reds came out too strong in the photo, but changing that made too much of a difference in the rest of the picture. Oh, well, like I said, "it's a challenge!"

9 comments:

  1. You did a fantastic job getting the tones right! This is gorgeous!

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  2. Great, Ann! Like the addition of the temple and setting!

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  3. Wonderful challenge, I like the added architecture in the painting. I need to start mine soon.

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  4. You did a wonderful job on this, Ann. I love the addition of color and the additional architecture. I'm really enjoying taking a look around your blog. Very nice work!

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  5. Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog, Ann. And what a surprise to find a link to my blog in your Follow list! Thank you for that, too.
    I sure like your version of Karin Jurick's Diana statue photo.

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  6. Good job on the challenge! You really made it additionally challenging by adding the architecture, well done!

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  7. Thanks to all and your nice comments! I am new to the internet art scene and your encouragement is very much appreciated. This is just my second entry to DSFDF and have since "met" so many other great participants, will look forward to other challenges through Karin's site.

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  8. Great composition with the addition of the temple, Ann.

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