Sunday, April 4, 2010

"Santa Cruz de Tenerife"

5 x 7"
oil on masonite
sold

And now for something completely different.......... a street in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Canary Islands - inspired by this month's Virtual Paintout. The reference photograph was captured from Google Map's street view. It was great fun to paint.


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18 comments:

  1. SamArtDogApril 4, 2010 at 5:51 PM

    I usually don't comment here; just enjoying your mastery is enough. But this is so delightfully different from the rest. Its abstract look is very appealing!

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  2. AnonymousApril 4, 2010 at 5:53 PM

    I love this. The colors and the shapes are so exciting. WTG!

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  3. California GirlApril 4, 2010 at 6:39 PM

    nice. love the shapes and colors.

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  4. Judy AdamsonApril 4, 2010 at 6:51 PM

    Gorgeous!

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  5. Linda PoppleApril 4, 2010 at 7:04 PM

    Love these colors! It really has an abstract quality that I like. Nice job!!

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  6. Ann GorbettApril 4, 2010 at 9:12 PM

    Exciting! Love it, Karin.

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  7. LJApril 4, 2010 at 10:39 PM

    the opaque colors really capture the mood of the place

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  8. bazzaApril 5, 2010 at 3:54 AM

    It's inspiring when one looks at the source photograph to appreciate how you have created this picture.
    You have shown what a inventive imagination can do and turned the mundane into the beautiful.

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  9. bvpainterApril 5, 2010 at 4:01 AM

    Having just got back from tenerife, I must say that you have really captured the bright light on the island.

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  10. Caroline Peña BrayApril 5, 2010 at 4:17 AM

    Wonderful! I was in Santa Cruz over New Year and can confirm that you've captured it beautifully - the colours, the climbing and wonky streets, the flashes of green landscape peeping through the buildings. And all from Gogle, boy oh boy!

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  11. Autumn LeavesApril 5, 2010 at 5:28 AM

    Gorgeous piece, Karin! So glad you are participating in the VPO!

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  12. JanettMarieApril 5, 2010 at 8:18 AM

    Very nice. Love the bold strokes!

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  13. liz wiltzenApril 5, 2010 at 10:35 AM

    Hey, it must've been so fun for you to be on the other end of this Karin! Wonderful painting, love the palette.

    Of course now you've really done it, Bill thought it was getting busy in his neck of the woods before...

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  14. Lisa DariaApril 5, 2010 at 6:41 PM

    Wow, wow - this is gorgeous! And from Google Street View? Wonderful!

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  15. Linny D. VineApril 6, 2010 at 2:03 PM

    Pure fun in it's abstractishness!

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  16. Gillian MowbrayApril 7, 2010 at 10:27 AM

    I love the abstract look and the vibrant colours. Nice work.

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  17. Heather KarpApril 14, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    WOW!!!
    I LOVE THIS PAINTING!!!!!

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  18. Mary Sheehan WinnMay 1, 2010 at 8:39 AM

    Fantastic! Beautiful abstract rhythm to this piece.

    I got so caught up in my tour of the Canary Islands that I never made a painting!

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