Virtual Paintout Sardinia, Italy

Basilica di Saccargia 1116

(Basilica of the Holy Trinity)

Sardinia, Italy

Watercolor pencils & ink

Comments:  Both are different views of the same location for Virtual Paintout Sardina this month.

I chose this scene which is a place I have actually been to.  While living in Sardinia a few years ago, my family and some friends were  driving along and spotted this old Basilica in the middle of the countryside.  Curious and probably in the need of facilities we wondered about  the grounds.  I remember hearing bells in the distance, when we looked toward the hills there were many sheep making their way down the hill and all had bells around their necks...It was pretty neat because it felt like going back in time.  

The only thing touristy about it was  a charming little old Sardinian lady selling oranges, water, handmade souvenir's and sheep bells.  Yes I bought a sheep bell....they could have been cow bells because there were also cows! ....anyway

The Basilica itself was beautiful and the architecture is Romanesque.  It is constructed entirely of local black basalt and white limestone.  Inside are incredible frescoes painted in the 12th century.

The sketches above really don't do it any justice so take a peak here to see more.

"Red Shrine" Japan Virtual Paintout

8 1/2 X 11 Pastel & Oil Mixed

on Cranston colored paper.  sold

I am such a procrastinator it's embarrasing sometimes.  Today was the last day to submit for this months Virtual Paintout.  I even had the location picked out the first week of the month.  Anyway, I found the Itsukushima Shrine along a walking path via Google Street View.  Some of the views had it completely covered in water and others like the above where people can walk out to see the shrine.  

"Laundry Day"

10x8 Oil  SOLD

This is my submission for The Virtual Paintout. This month is Romania. 

I missed the last few months doing this challenge.....but after traveling through the 

street view from Google Maps I scrolled the viewer up and saw this little balcony and

it's laundry drying in the sunshine.  I can't wait for spring!

here is a screenshot of original view
located on Strada Mircea cel Batran, Constanta, Romania

"This is Main Street?"

10x8 Acrylic 

This month's Virtual Paintout was on the beautiful Island of Prince Edward, Canada

The location was coming off a small bridge on Main Street.  Of all the Main Streets in this world, this has got to be the most unique!  From what I saw "walking" by streetview via google maps there are many lovely farms on the water....how cool would that be?  go feed the chickens before taking a sail!

O.k. so now to the painting itself.  The colors were pretty true except for a little artistic licence with the blue grass.  Those blue clouds were very stormy, which made that green stand out even more so.

As usual I am posting on the last day of this challenge.  Next month starts a new location...hopefully it won't take me that long finding a spot to paint!

"Romy's Prawns and Shrimp"

11 X 14 Acrylic

56 Kamehameha Hwy
Kahuku, HI

So this month I finally went to Hawaii!....well virtually.  

This month's Virtual Paintout hosted by Bill Guffey.  While searching via Google Maps Street View for the perfect spot to paint, I found this fun red building in the midst of farming fields.  The red truck matched it's building as did several red picnic tables.  If I were really there, this would be a great place to eat some fresh prawns and shrimp!

Bucket Headed Sheep

Sold

6x4 Oil  sold

This post is from a website called virtual paintout started by Bill Guffey.  It is an online art project.  Artists from all over the world use  google maps to virtually walk around and find a view to paint.  It's very addictive....I find myself "traveling" a little too much. 

The location for this challenge was Stavanger Norway.  I chose a street called Krossbergveien.   

What caught my attention was this flock of sheep near the road.  There were more sheep in the original street view photo,  but the others I tried looked like clouds in the grass.  This hungry little guy  had a bucket on his head!!....he made me laugh... and so there you are....my little bucket headed sheep!