The Sweet Shoppe

Sweet Shoppe (10 x 13) $100.00

This is another Central City Painting.  I started it this summer at the Artisan Village at the Oregon State Fair.  But I felt it lacked something and set it aside.   Yesterday when looking for something to paint at the gallery I picked it up again.

What got me started on the painting in the first place is the Victorian decoration.    I brightened the colors to go with the sweet shoppe theme.   The result was interesting, but lacked something.

Yesterday I decided what it needed was more omph, or in other words more contrast.  So I darkened up both the sky and the shadows and here it is.

The palate is cobalt and phthalo blue, quinacridone deep red rose, and cadmium yellow.

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Tags: Artisan, Cadmium Yellow, Cobalt, Colors, Darkened Sky, Decoration, Fine Art America, kc, Oregon State Fair, Paint, painting, Palate, Red Rose, robin muirhead, rss, Sweet Shoppe

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