July 9, 2013April 24, 2014 by Anita C. Miller

sailing in the shadows 6″ x 6″

sailing

oil on archival panel

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Yesterday’s photo of Trump Tower reflecting the afternoon sun inspired this little painting. I painted only a very small part of the photo and took some liberties — which is pretty much always the case : )

Palette used: titanium zinc white, cadmium yellow light, cadmium red vermillion, quinacridone magenta, ultramarine blue, phthalo blue and graphite grey mixed with some white to make a light cool grey.

9 Replies to “sailing in the shadows 6″ x 6″”

Heartafire says:

July 9, 2013 at 9:53 am

Outstanding art…I am an artist myself. I love this!

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1. Anita C. Miller says:
  
  July 9, 2013 at 9:58 am
  
  Thank you so much! And thanks for the reblog. Your poetry is amazing… very strong and brings to mind many different images. I look forward to visiting your blog : )
  
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  1. Heartafire says:
    
    July 9, 2013 at 10:04 am
    
    thank you so much…you are very gifted!
Geo Sans says:

July 9, 2013 at 9:55 am

luscious blue
swashes dancing
with orange fire

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1. Anita C. Miller says:
  
  July 9, 2013 at 10:00 am
  
  ooohh I love that! thank you : )
  
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dweinberg415 says:

July 9, 2013 at 11:24 am

Really nice piece. It draws you in.

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1. Anita C. Miller says:
  
  July 9, 2013 at 11:49 am
  
  Thank you very much. It was fun to do and I hope to do a few more similar… maybe change the palette a bit : )
  
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doronart says:

July 9, 2013 at 5:42 pm

Anita, super fresh feeling with the colours you use, always like it when you are taking some liberties… it makes it special.

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1. Anita C. Miller says:
  
  July 9, 2013 at 5:59 pm
  
  Thank you, doron. We have to take liberties as painters, right? I have yet to see the “perfect” landscape. Happy painting : )
  
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