Tuscan Village original framed egg tempera painting by artist Linda Paul
Beautiful original art painting of an Italian village and its
little shops and cafe. This painting has incredible texture! Free
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Painting is framed in a hand-crafted frame that has
been hand-painted by artist Linda Paul in a
beautiful rich dark brown with distressed highlights
Artist's Inspiration: I
wanted to create a Mediterranean village and all the
life it encompasses. When I travel in Europe,
exploring little towns and villages is my favorite
pastime. Then once I have looked in all
four corners (my husband has a different
expression for it), I love to sit down and enjoy
a coffee and a treat in a nice outdoor cafe. I
love how the cafes are tucked into little nooks
and crannies, like the village was an English
muffin.
This painting is a series of Italian vignettes: The
first is a house where tomatoes are being strung and
are drying in the sun. This is where sundried
tomatoes come from! My cocker spaniel is
sitting on the step. A red bicycle is parked with
all kinds of goodies from the market. Through the
wisteria framed archway is Cafe del Dolce Mama! At
the very back of the cafe is a tiny arched window
with a miniature Italian landscape. A flower shop is
laden with Tuscan sunflowers, tulips, calla lilies,
gladiolas, blue hydrangeas & curly willow. The last
little store is a gelato & Italian dessert shop
where you can get all kinds of sweet things. Its
siesta time in the village. dolce far niente - the
sweetness of doing nothing!
customer comments I found your website while I was searching through Google for Italian Décor and Design. I found that your artwork truly captured the Tuscany region of Italy. In fact, I can’t wait to receive my order. It has been my dream to return to Florence and the Tuscany region of Italy. Therefore, I decided to select your piece of artwork named “Tuscany Window” to hang in my kitchen. Sincerely, Cindy Schlecht
I wanted to extend my gratitude to you for the pleasure of viewing such wonderful works of art that reflect my love of the Italian and French regions of our beautiful world. Thank you, Mona Lisa
Here is how "Tuscan Village - Italian Landscape Original Painting was created by Linda Paul
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I started with a red
chalk drawing, trying to layout the main
elements of what I want. Drawing in red chalk
goes back to the days of the Masters. You cover
a piece of sketch paper with red chalk and then
rub it into the paper. Then when you are drawing
with a red carbethello pencil, you can "erase"
lines simply by dusting away the chalk.
The
sketch is very rough at this stage. From left to
right will be little vignettes of village life:
a house where someone is stringing tomatoes for
drying in the sun ( I think my cocker spaniel
will be sitting on the step). Then an arched
tunnel with a wonderful cafe at the back. In
front to the cafe I am going to create a
fabulous big mama statue & menu board. I think I
will call the cafe, "Dolce Mama's Cafe". Then
there is a flower shop and finally a gelato
shop. Its siesta time in the village. |
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To start this paintings, I prepared a 1/4" thick maple board with an oak crib on the back
with 10 layers of gesso on both the front and
the back. I have transferred my drawing to the
prepared board and now I am texturing certain
parts of the board .
I lightly textured certain areas of the board. Its
a little hard to see because at this stage its
white on white, but there is enough shadow under
the sculpted items to get the idea. |
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| I am starting the color portion of the
painting. I begin with a wash of pure pale
yellow ochre over most of the artwork. (this is a
natural mineral from the ochre mines in France).
I am going to start working up the colors of the
second vignette first, (the archway, bicycle &
Dolce Mama's Cafe). These colors will set the
tone for the rest of the painting. I want high
contrast & rich earth tones of clay, rust, green
& brick red set off by blue wisteria & a red
bike. My dolce mama chef statue will be a
cornucopia of color |
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| This is such a fun
painting to create. I am having a very good
time. I am just starting to develop my colors.
It wonderful to not have a preconceived notion
of what the colors will be and just let the
painting develop organically. Its not the
color itself that is relevant, its the color you
put next to it that brings it to life. |
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