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Thursday, April 9, 2009

A Late Night

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Late Afternoon Sail, Oil 8" x 10"
I should call this painting "late night sail" as it is almost midnight and I just finished it! I had fun with it and I like the colors, I just took forever because I couldn't keep my eyes off the Laker game ... while I was supposed to be painting!
As a mother of three boys I am a HUGE SPORTS FAN. I really do love sports. My favorite sports are whatever sports my boys are playing. This afternoon was my absolute favorite scenario ... three boys all playing in three different games/events ... at the high school we had a baseball game, volleyball game and swim meet all at the same time. I actually managed to see all four of my son's swimming events, most of the volleyball game and all of my middles son's "at bats". He was also pitching and I saw the majority of his "time on the mound". And the best news, we went 3 - 0 today, so they all came home happy. Oh yeah, the Lakers won too!

19 comments:

L.Holm said...

Beautiful painting! And, whew, high-energy day! You got to all of those events--miracle mom! Does sound like fun! Do you do sports paintings, paintings of your boys? Congrats on the Laker's win :-)

Anonymous said...

wonderful, i love the gradation of colour in the sky and that green in the water just works so beautifully. r.

Sandra Galda said...

Love the way the black and white boats pop out of the saturated colors...it takes on a graphic, sharp appeal! That graphic color contrast makes a very nice contrast to the knife/paintstokes....love it!

Dana Cooper said...

Beautiful paining Lisa! I particularly like the water reflecting the sky in red!
Hope you got to sleep in today!!

Becky Brocato said...

Love it! The pop of the red is so mesmerizing! And I love the warmth of the layering at the top. Lovely!

Becky Brocato said...

And my son played sports for years. Such fun times.

Leslie Saeta said...

Liz - thanks. I haven't yet painted the boys but I have been thinking about it. Plus ... they keep asking!
Rahina - glad you like the colors. I thought it would be fun to try something different with the colors.

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Vern Schwarz said...

Leslie, I don't know how I've missed your blog up until now, but I have to say, delicious looking paintings. You are a master with colour and the knife.

Leslie Saeta said...

Sandra- I was a little "out there" on the colors on this one ... perhaps the "late night" had some impact. I think I am going to re-take the photo because it looks much better in the flesh!
Dana & Becky - thanks so much for all of your nice comments.
Vern - welcome to my blog. I went ot your and left a comment - excellent!

Mike said...

Yup! This one's a knock out, Leslie!

r garriott said...

Stunning colors! This one will fly off the wall for sure.

Peter Lee said...

I'm totally addict to your blog now (I'm one of your followers now!)
It's such a nice treat for my eyes.
I love your colors - especially the greenish water with reddish reflections - what a clever way of using complementary colors!
Just love it!

Diane Hoeptner said...

I think it's ok if you get a little distracted while you paint, heh, this painting is amazing! Love all your paintings, really glad to have discovered your blog!

Marian Fortunati said...

I don't know how you do it AND paint too!! WOW!!

Elizabeth Seaver said...

This one took my breath away!

Patricia Arndt said...

This is absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for the comment on my blog. I'll look forward to seeing more of your work

Pat

julie davis said...

Nice, nice composition, Leslie. The black and white really draw the eye to the lower left. And I love the layers of color. I don't know how you did that so late after such a busy day--I'm usually toast after a day like that with my three girls...

Cheryl Quist said...

Wow... that red really works in the green water! Great color sense... love it.

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