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Madrid by ~bluemuse1:iconbluemuse1:

Categories Traditional Art > Paintings > People

©2006-2008 ~bluemuse1
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Submitted: August 11, 2006
Image Size: 610 KB
Resolution: 1500×1125
Comments: 11
Favourites & Collections: 7 [who?]

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Make: Hewlett-Packard
Model: hp photosmart 735
Shutter Speed: 1/23 second
F Number: F/2.7
Focal Length: 6 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Date Picture Taken: Apr 17, 2005, 6:39:43 PM

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In my studio one day, I was looking for a subject to do as a warm-up painting before I tackled a larger project. I dug through a pile of reference photos I had and found an image I had clipped from an old National Geographic. The story was about Madrid or something or other, but I liked this image because the forced perspective in the original pic made it look more like a stage set than a street scene. I also quite liked the cast of characters- the priest, the gruff store owner, the goofy mandolin player. Anyway, I painted this little scene on unstretched canvas, hence the warping in the photo. Acrylic on canvas, about 4'x4'.
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~kyria:iconkyria: Aug 11, 2006, 8:17:27 PM
oh heck yeah. :D looks like somethin' out of a movie. the colors you used make me want spaghetti. xD

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~boggart:iconboggart: Aug 11, 2006, 9:30:17 PM
Love all the texture and detail on this! How long did it take?

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~Psybola:iconPsybola: Aug 12, 2006, 11:46:03 AM
Perspective, colors, tone looks great. Why is traditonal art ignored so much on DeviantART? Traditional paintings have more "soul" then digital. Every traditional painter has a different brush stroke.
*CyrionB:iconCyrionB: Aug 12, 2006, 1:38:07 PM
Wonderful!

And I echo the different comments & question from kyria and boggart.
~bluemuse1:iconbluemuse1: Aug 12, 2006, 4:16:19 PM
Hehe, I dunno what's better, that it brings up connotations of movies or of spaghetti!
~bluemuse1:iconbluemuse1: Aug 12, 2006, 4:21:25 PM
Thank you kindly! It's rare that I get a compliment on texture. ^^ It actually only took me a couple afternoons of frantic painting to complete, hehe.
~bluemuse1:iconbluemuse1: Aug 12, 2006, 4:33:51 PM
Thanks for your awesome comments- and for the favourite! I agree, non-digital art should be given more attention.
p.s. love your squid.
~bluemuse1:iconbluemuse1: Aug 12, 2006, 4:36:41 PM
Thanks very much, Cy! See above for my answers.
~agreatadventure:iconagreatadventure: May 9, 2007, 8:17:43 AM
This is really lovely. I love the different feels you've given each of the people.
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