Philadelphia Sunrise

Painting by Vicky Christensen, acrylic on 16 X 12 inch canvas 

Today's painting was inspired by a photograph my brother-in law took of a Philadelphia sunrise. I had a lot of trouble with the pink/magenta color and never did match it to my satisfaction

View from Sacre Coeur

Painting by Vicky Christensen, acrylic on 16 X 12 inch canvas

 It seems I am still in a Paris mood. Tonight's painting was inspired by a photo I took from a balcony of the Sacre Coeur basilica. It was getting close to sunset when I took the photo, which accounts for the warm glow.

This is the underpainting. I thought it might be helpful to use a base color of burnt sienna to block in the roof/turret. It did help to some extent, especially when I was painting the tile roof.

This is the source photo. I took the photo in 1987 when I spent 5 weeks in Paris working.

Paris Rooftops

Painting by Vicky Christensen, acrylic on 18 X 24 inch canvas

I finally finished my Paris painting! A lot of work, but it was fun and I learned a lot. I have a few more Paris photos I want to paint, but next time I am going to limit it to a smaller scale, something I can do in a looser style.