530 Leaving Town

 

I took this photo while entering the freeway spur and I guess the camera was off kilter.  I've been looking at it for many months, liking the odd angle and wanting to paint it.  Daily Paintworks' Challenge is 'Gritty City" this week, so I thought I might try it.  It's out of my system now and I can return to more enjoyable paintings.  (Phew, glad that's over.)  The funny thing is that even though I pass this scene often, I don't even know what it is.  

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/530-leaving-town/312056

509 Snow on the Rooftob, better

I was not satisfied with the sky in yesterday's painting, nor were the colors adequately represented in the photograph.  Here is the modified version.

498 Around the Bend

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/498-around-the-bend/289665

489 Ripened

The peppers ripened from green to orange seemingly right before my eyes!

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/489-ripened/275812

474 Farmers' Market Beets and Artichokes

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/474-farmers-market-beets-and-artichokes/272591

471 Green Acorn

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/471-green-acorn/271972

470 Grannies in a Wooden Bowl

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/470-grannies-in-a-wooden-bowl/271627

465 Dangling

These little Chinese Lanterns fascinate me.  They "ripen" from the ground up, so that the bottom lanterns are orange and those above eventually follow.  I love the various colors on each individual stem---orange, gold, green.  I hope you aren't getting sick of seeing them.  There is still much for me to learn about painting them.  The blue and white bowl will return soon, as well as a few other complimentary items.

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/465-dangling/260423

455 Scallions on the Side

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/455-scallions-on-the-side/257432