Farmers Market #3
6x8in oil on canvas panel $125. SOLD
A sunny California morning. This is the market in Santa Cruz and whole
families join in the experience. I loved this little girl in the white dress
because my granddaughter has a dress with the frilly layers at the bottom.
Must be in style as I saw quite a few of them
Artist Note.
This was my dilemma - do I have the focus on the scale... or people?
I decided I would do a separate painting with the scale as the focus
and try for a bustling market atmosphere in this one.
So the scale is subdued by value and the woman is hit by sunlight.
The little girl is a risk - having the white contrast low down,
but she also is a stopper for the eye going off at that corner.
My painting - I can break the rules if I want to!
