Sunday, September 12, 2010

South Texas Sky 20x16"

© Debbi Smith Rourke
South Texas Sky  20x16"
Oil on canvas. 
Reduced to $400 (was $455) + tax (TX only) + $20 sh/h

My family has enjoyed vacationing on South Padre Island since I was a young girl. After not visiting the island for 3 years, Jim and I quite enjoyed our trip in late June. I  have always been intrigued by the maize fields prevalent between the King Ranch and Harlingen. I painted this last weekend from a photo I took, but today added the liquin glaze. Friend and art buddy Nancy Michalewicz suggested I add some color from the landscape as a wash into the sky and that really completed it for me. Thanks Nancy!!
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5 comments:

Pam Holnback said...

I love the strong complementary colors!

September 13, 2010 at 11:22 AM
Nancy B. Hartley said...

Deb, Love the drama, and emotion of this painting! So striking, just beautiful!

September 13, 2010 at 5:07 PM
Karen Bruson said...

The diagonals of the land works so well with the shapes of the clouds.

September 19, 2010 at 6:36 PM
LindaHunt said...

I really love the simplicity of your work...and the color is very exciting!

September 20, 2010 at 9:38 PM
Camille LaRue Olsen said...

I really like the direction your most recent paintings are taking! Very nice feeling about the colors and the rendering.

September 22, 2010 at 9:15 AM

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