this was painted from one of the photographs i took of this famous maine lighthouse when i visited there in 2015. this is one of the two lighthouses at cape elizabeth that the american realist painter edward hopper painted when he spent his summers there to escape the frantic life in new york.
edward hopper had been featured twice in the artist challenge. both times the same person won those challenges. see here and here
i'm losing my touch, this took me three weeks to paint. during the lockdown, i'd have painted this in mere hours not weeks! the rocks, as usual, were a bitch to paint. i need to fix those rocks on the right. they look contrived
Dear me!!!! Vikki!!!! This is fantastic! I zoomed in to check if it was a photograph or a painting. You are really mastering this! I am so glad for you! The winning photo with the light house is not much different from this painted version.
So: you say it took you 3 weeks to paint it. Aaand??? Does THAT really matter?
This is absolutely amazing. I agree with @monikozi It’s almost more like a photograph than the photograph! Taking your time resulted in an excellent finish to this one.
it's fabulous and what an awesome lighthouse . I hear you're letting us into Canada but we're not playing nice and let you in. That just isn't right....
So: you say it took you 3 weeks to paint it. Aaand??? Does THAT really matter?