Archive for February, 2009

Candy Corner

 

 

 

Another attempt to work with a limited palette but this time with the accent of the “Candy Corner.” This little building was left over from the days when Glen Echo was an amusement park. It hasn’t sold candy for quite a while, and I don’t think it is used for anything but storage, but it is still is kept up. I guess it just looks so interesting contrasted with the neutral colors around it, like a brightly dressed child surrounded by solemn grown ups.

Winter colors

 

Recently I have been painting outdoors when the weather permits. There seem to be more colors in the winter landscape than in the summer. At least there are a lot more subtle variations of browns and grays. What exactly is the color are bare branches? Sort of a purplish brown or a greenish gray? I never seem to get it exactly right, which is why I keep at this, I suppose. I simply wanted to match the colors I saw in this painting, though there is something touching about how the two buildings seems to be having some kind of conversation.