I take a walk everyday and on a beautiful day recently I snapped the picture from which this was painted. I love the blue shadows on the front and the reflected color on the shadow wall. I'm a sucker for white houses in the sun.
This scene has everything I enjoy painting: organic shapes, hard reflective surfaces, interesting sunlight and reflections.
This is the fourth in my 'Distill Life' series, tequila and lime. This was painted at request of the Milward Farrell Gallery in Madison, WI. If you're in the Madison area, I recommend a stop in to see some great art.
All the different greens attracted me to this scene. I liked the warm green grass in the foreground compared to the cool green grass in the shadows and on the van. Then there's the warm dark greens in the background.
I never know when I'm going to see a scene I want to paint. I was sitting in Mob Craft Brewing looking out the window and saw this man waiting at the corner. I loved the long late afternoon shadows and bright highlights on his pants and face.
