Mykanos Porch

Whew! I was involved with a workshop last week and have been in my studio catching up ever since. I have several watercolors underway and have yet to get back to the six oils in various stages of completion. I just completed Mykanos Porch and figured I would at least get something posted. I’ve talked about inspiration in previous posts. In this case, I was cleaning out some old pictures from about five years ago and came across this scene done on Crescent Board watercolor panel. I wasn’t happy with the effort but liked the play of light on this view of a porch in the mid-day Mykanos sunlight. I cropped out alot of the original scene that I felt lent little to the overall composition, focusing on the play of light at the foot of this typical blue Mykanos doorway. End result, I’m happy with the piece and will add it to inventory. I also pulled out my image files from Greece and found some additional material that I am exited about and have already roughed out.  The point is, inspiration can come from many places, including a fresh take on your past work.

As indicated, I have alot of stuff in process and will probably scale back the step by step narrative unless I hear a clamor for it. I would rather spend time in the studio!