Photo-Ellen Weiss 10-11-09
Vizcaya Waltz 20x16 Oil/Canvas
Vizcaya Morning 16x20 Oil/CanvasPainting at Vizcaya was a wonderful experience. The architecture, gardens & statuary throughout the grounds could provide for countless paintings. Knowing that John Singer Sargent painted there added an intensity to the way I felt about what I was seeing...."What would Sargent do?"....
Saturday's painting, Vizcaya Waltz, was painted from the gazebo that juts out into the bay looking back toward the estate and the steps that come down to the water to greet arriving boats. Venetian pilings festively line the dock. There are some great photos of several of the artists here, taken by Anna Maria Windisch... including one of me working on this painting...
Vizcaya Morning, painted on Sunday, seemed to become more ambitious into the day as the heat index approached near 100. I was attracted by the view from this terrace overlooking the garden maze toward Vizcaya with Miami in the distance. If you notice the steps on the left side of the painting, there is a narrow ramp in the center. All the many steps on the property have this ramp, which was built in to provide access for the gardeners with their wheelbarrows!
2 comments:
Very jealous Greg! Love the Vizcaya Waltz! Wish I could have been down there for the paint out. Hope you get lots of red dots.
Thanks, Eden, I wish you had been there as well... so much to paint! I heard from a local participating artist, that with a membership to Vizcaya you can paint there anytime... I am checking into it, so we may be heading south when you get here!
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