Little Greek Fishing Boat in Samos – by Elaine Ask 2019 300 x 400 mm Oil on Canvass Little Greek Fishing Boat in Samos – by Elaine Ask 2019 300 x 400 mm Oil on Canvass Ψαροκάϊκο στη Σάμο
Sometimes the canvass you have to work with, doesn’t quite match the proportions of what you wish to include in it. See a photo below of the actual scene.
Photo of the same scene taken before starting on the painting above. Here you see that the boat is more elongated than eventually depicted in the oil painting, and of course my favourite ultramarine blue predominates moving away from an accurate colour rendition of the sea.
I sold my very first painting when I was 19 while still at college and held my very first solo art exhibition in November 1972. In the 8 plus years that I lived and supported myself and my young family entirely from my art, I held a further 7 solo art shows, and have since had a further 8 in the UK.
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