FUJISAN: Empress III BARE BONES......

FUJISAN:  Empress III
Acrylic on Hardboard
Barebones sketch on ground; and sky blocked in.
June 27, 2015

EMPRESS II: June 26, 2015

Acrylic on Hardboard
EMPRESS II
Finished on June 26, 2015
Very dreamy - almost unreal if I didn't know that it was a true place - once again, I'm not satisfied that I've captured its essence/nature - only the lines and colors.

KILIMANJARO: redux (June 23, 2015)

KILIMANJARO
Blocked in - June 23, 2015
Acrylic on hardboard

EMPRESS: June 23, 2015

Meh.  Not happy with it.  

Already started another version -and there won't be the big trees down front that block the mountain(s) - and probably a different perspective.  And not all those little trees.  And not so many little foot hills and...and...I could go on and on.  

Acrylic on Hardboard
June 23, 2015
Empress (Kiliminjaro)

WORK IN PROGRESS: Empress June 21, 2015

I was inspired by the first wedding anniversary of my daughter and her husband to paint Kilimanjaro - the Olympus that rises over the Serengeti.  Unfortunately, Google tells me that this reference is (mostly) geographically impossible unless one is in the air.  Ah, but it makes for a great song!

She's the double volcano in the background.  The trees in the front are merely trunks for now - leaves, etc. to be added later.

Yes, I am painting again - or so it seems.  I have created three other grounds that are waiting nearby- and also, done another collage / painting of the Taj Mahal - which I may or may not post depending on whether or not I  continue in this vein.

So, without further ado ~

EMPRESS
Acrylic on Hardboard
No idea of size - didn't measure (will at some point, maybe)
WIProgress as of June 21, 2015