Thursday, February 9, 2012

Ivory Surf and Sand

5x7 inch
oil on linen canvas
SOLD

The latest DPW challenge is to paint white subjects on white backgrounds. I found this photo I took on our summer vacation. I believe it is either a Samoyed or American Eskimo puppy — loving as all of us do the beautiful ocean. The ivory puppy, sand and foamy surf made a beautiful photo. Loved the temperature change in colors and once again I found myself so drawn to the colors that shine in white. 

Loved this quote from writer, G. K. Chesterton
"White...is not a mere absence of colour; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black...God paints in many colours; but He never paints so gorgeously, I had almost said so gaudily, as when He paints in white." --G. K. Chesterton

2 comments:

hmuxo said...

Beautifully painted, Carol! You did an amazing job with this dog...White, and yet so full of color!!

Pat Koscienski said...

Carol, you do so well painting white. What nice use of color.

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