Artist: Veronica Fortune
Location: Baltimore MD
Title: “Pond House, circa 1732″
Medium: Pastel Pencils on Cardstock
Dimensions: 4″ x 6″
Comments From The Artist: I have a line of greeting cards, which I customize to fit the situation, so they are wordless, initially – blank greeting cards. I started painting on my own about 30 years ago. Totally self-taught, talent God-given, I also teach. I work in just about every medium – tried them all years ago, thinking I’d settle on one – I settled on them all! I work from my own photographs. I am also known as “the Red Lion”, and “Rtiste”.
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Susan on Mon, 29th Sep 2008 4:07 pm
Nice cool colors. One thing bugs me is that the trees on the left come from nowhere. Where are the trunks? Nice darks.
Soroya on Mon, 29th Sep 2008 4:33 pm
Hi love the movement and the freedom of your line throughout your rendition. I also love the vivid color. I too am a self taught artist that also acknowledges my gift from God and I too have settled on ALL OF THE MEDIUMS, including found objects.
Thanks for the inspiration
Ingrid on Mon, 29th Sep 2008 4:44 pm
Hi Veronica,
This little creation is delightful to view and I enjoy your use of color throughout. I like the interest you have created in the windows and door by using value and shapes.
The one suggestion I would like to make, (and this is only my personal viewpoint), would be to put that nice violet hue you have used on the porch roof into the door and two windows, along with some of the yellow, for a complementary color theme in those shapes, creating a focal area. It would create more of an interest in those smaller shapes than having the bright color on the roof. I also would grey down the top roof a bit, leaving only a bit of that pure blue so far at the top of your painting.
Basically I like how you handled the trees. Maybe have the two dark tree trunks on the left side against the bright yellow-green, a little less prominent and lighter in value, with also more yellow-green coming over their shapes. As they are now, they direct us out of the painting because of those two dark lines against the bright yellow-green shapes. Or you could also change the direction of those trunk shapes!
One other little item are the two black rectangular shapes in the window next to the door. Maybe change the shapes in size or location, or add another so that they don’t look like two eyes. This is because of the dark against the lighter background.
You have keep the interest of the viewer within this little painting by varying the color, value, texture and shapes! Very nicely done!
Thank you for sharing with all of us and KEEP PAINTING!!!!!!
Ingrid
Deborah Stinson on Mon, 29th Sep 2008 7:49 pm
This is beautiful. Reminds me of Lakeside, an area near to where I live on Lake Erie. Well done.
Christy McGuire on Mon, 29th Sep 2008 7:52 pm
I love the color combo! Great work!
kathy karas on Mon, 29th Sep 2008 10:21 pm
I love this little painting . The use of colour and light is delightful. congratulations
Lynn Marlowe on Mon, 29th Sep 2008 10:40 pm
Like colors. Reminds me of a farm house nestled in the woods.
Ahnya on Tue, 30th Sep 2008 12:38 am
I love it, very nice use of color! I wish you were closer to my neck of the woods, as I’d be delighted to be a student of yours and learn a few new techniques on different mediums. It’s nice that you have worked with many mediums and allowed yourself to be open to them continually:-).
Bernie Rosage Jr. on Tue, 30th Sep 2008 1:18 am
Love the explosion of color in this little jewel!
Valerie Sasaki on Tue, 30th Sep 2008 3:00 am
I like the way the house is nestled in the trees. The colors are bright and cheerful. Nice work
Amanda on Tue, 30th Sep 2008 6:55 am
The splashes of colour bring this to life. Love the detail…………well done!
John on Tue, 30th Sep 2008 1:42 pm
I like it but are those two tree truncks on the left or branches? I don’t see them going to the ground.
James on Tue, 30th Sep 2008 5:30 pm
I like the color, I like the composition.This little painting does not embolden me; it does not awaken me; it does not aggravate, stress or worry me. It doesn’t force me to think. ( the current economy is taking care of all that) This little painting just makes me feel comfortable, like a homemade meatloaf dinner. For that I thank you for your work.
Jayne Cummins on Wed, 1st Oct 2008 12:08 am
I love the composition, colour, right amount of lights and darks. I’m only just starting with pastels and admire anyone who can make them work so well.
Jayne