Comments on: “September at Ponte Vecchio” Oil Painting

By: Ann Rogers

Ann Rogers — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:26:16 +0000

Love this scene in Florence, can’t wait to see your various steps. I totally agree with your theory of a good drawing making a better painting…otherwise I try to hurry the painting along and end up with “mud”! Have really enjoyed your vacation pics.

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:31:58 +0000

Thanks Randy. Good to hear from you. I am still questioning a few of the color choices but time to move on to the next one!

By: Randy

Randy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:26:32 +0000

Great job. The light is nice in this one. I’m always drawn to architecture. Sounds like you really got into this one. I love the cool shadow colors on the pinkish room.

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:32:46 +0000

Thanks Dana! I think I like the stone best on this one and feel like I can use the experience in future paintings. By the way, I’ve been enjoying your posts lately and admire how busy you are at painting!

Thank you Nicole! I appreciate your comments and share your view of the difficulty of architectural paintings. I see this one as progress with more practice needed! The buildings are mostly gold and silver shops, and yes, they are supported by toothpicks!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:44:44 +0000

It’s wonderful, Lee! I can feel the sunshine and the cool shade under the bridge. I find architectural paintings difficult because of the detail, too — you did a terrific job with this one. Enough detail to set the mood and not so much it overwhelms and looks overworked. The values look spot-on.

What *are* those buildings on the bridge? They look like they’re glued on and held up by toothpicks, lol. I’m not sure I’d trust them!

By: Dana Cooper

Dana Cooper — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:31:54 +0000

You are so fast, Lee. This is a wonderful piece with great light on the buildings. You did a great job with the drawing and giving a sense of depth with the color on the stone…bravo!