Vineyard Paintings - Grapes n
Vines by artist Linda Paul
Original Sculpted Painting of grapevines and vineyard by Linda Paul.
Framed Size 45" x 35"
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This painting is framed in a beautiful fresco frame hand-painted by the artist to perfectly compliment the artwork.
This original sculpted
artwork was painted in pure egg tempera made from natural
crushed stone & earth mixed with a bit of water and egg yolk..
Blues come from crushed lapis lazuli, greens from malachite &
natural green earth found around Verona Italy. Painter Linda
Paul uses fascinating colors which have been "lost" for
hundreds of years & new colors which she has discovered in the
Rocky Mountains. Her earth ochers come from the
ancient mines of France & Italy.
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See how this
painting was created!
The Sketch
I begin my sketching out the main elements
that I want
I wanted to play off my last painting,
Angels in the Vines with a similar
window, surrounded by grapevines, with a
view of a vineyard in the background. |
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Sculpting
This stage I sculpt in bas-relief the grapes and vines.
Once it is sculpted , I can not change the
location of any items. Sculpting is always slow, but lots of fun |
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Painting begins
The painting part begins! I am starting to
lay down my base color. Even though this is not a
very pretty stage of the artwork, its very important
because the base colors I start with set the mood
and direct the color palette that I choose for
subsequent layers. I speak of layers because
an egg tempera painting is layer upon layer of thin
color washes. It is the exact opposite of a oil
painting created with thick color and a palette
knife. By sculpting the artwork first in bas-relief, I add incredible texture and a tactile element to
the painting |
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I have started to work on the background landscape of
the painting and have added a bit of color to the
sculpted grapes around the window. I am creating
terraced vineyards and a road leading to the fields.
I have developed the vineyard landscape to the point
that I can start painting the sculpted grapes and
leaves around the window. I still have more
work to do on it though. I really love the
colors of a vineyard in fall, so I will carry that
theme throughout the artwork. I plan to paint the
grapes in shades of amethyst purple, green and
raspberry merlot and
the leaves in both green and turning leaf fall
colors |
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I am working on the
grapes and leaves that surround the window. I work from
light to dark (the opposite of an oil painting) so the
leaves start out yellow, then I layer spice colors of
oranges and golds, and
finally the greens. Then I take off some off the top
color to reveal the light underneath ( I like
complex layered color). Finally I will
deepen some areas to make the colors pop. I
still have not decided whether I will darken the
background behind the grapes. Painting is a journey
that only creates magic when you go with the flow
and let it draw you in a direction |
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This artwork is really starting to move together
as a cohesive piece now.
The colors I am using are the "in colors"
for 2009.
Even though I use natural pigments to make my
egg tempera paint, I can blend them in any way
to create any color I envision. You can decorate and
inspire an entire room just from using the colors in this painting. |
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"Hi Linda have just received THE WINE CELLAR
(original painting). It beats all expections, I
really am blown away by it. from a very HAPPY JEFF,
South Hampton UK "
The Tuscany Window tile mural is absolutely
beautiful. It is a great feature in my wine cellar
and reminds me of my days spent in Tuscany.
Everyone who visits my cellar is very complimentary.
Thanks, Tim
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