Which would you recommend? These are some starting options - I'll have a few more to run past you by contest day. Keep in mind the sun, sky, and foliage are going to look much different in mid-June too - and I can omit annoying details (like the red flowerpot in #2).
Place your vote in the comments (I don't have a voting box option, sorry!). I may also have you look at a couple value studies of a few of the options once we narrow it down.
1. Workboat
2. Churchyard gate
3. Vine house
4. Red door
5. Steeple
6. Lighthouse (the iconic symbol of the town - but I'd have to paint it from a different view, from the land side - this is the only photo I had handy, taken from a boat)
I vote 4.
ReplyDeleteI love #1
ReplyDeleteThey are all terrific. You really live in a magnificant place.
ReplyDeleteYou. Must. Commit.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I could find lots of shots in your town too....
red door
ReplyDeleteIf wisteria is still in bloom, I would go for the vine house. *3*
ReplyDeleteRed Door. Beautiful. All those muted tones and that bright red door, beckoning entry. The way you've use the tree to frame it and place it off-center is wonderful.
ReplyDelete#4. god you live in a beautiful place.
ReplyDeletered door, hands down. that tree is awesome!
ReplyDeleteBoat and trees on lake...
ReplyDeleteBuildings in a painting are...well, just buildings.! :-)
RED DOOR is my vote
ReplyDeleteYES! I LOVE Red Door!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the feedback so far, folks! So far "red door" is a clear favorite! I'm just afraid most of the building will be obscured by summer tree foliage, so I'll have to wait and see. Boats, trees, and reflections we have in abundance here - that's one that will have to wait until the very last minute depending on what's moored where in the nearby creek!!! And which way the wind is blowing, too...
ReplyDeleteThe one I called "vine house" won't be in bloom in June, unfortunately - it's going to be a plain old green vine. But it's about 100 yards from the church in "red door" so if the light is good there I can always move over and do that one. Except the farmer's market may be filling that parking area... so many things to think through!!
ReplyDelete1 or 4. Reflections on the water are always a winner. I do like the red door, though.
ReplyDeleteif you are still taking votes.. . . . . . #4.
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