A Way In, 53

The Finished Painting  
I found my portal! (referring to the previous post #52). 
It is in the town of town of Santanyî on the island of Majorca Spain.

"A Way In" is for sale: https://www.etsy.com/listing/268780163

A WAY IN, 8X10" oil painting by puci

 

Visual Inspiration

The colors I chose for the house & Spanish window were inspired by... my parents. Their house was a pinkish stucco with blue-green trim. This house where I grew up was also in a Mediterranean climate (San Francisco CA), & when the fog lifted, the colors became crisp & clear. I always think of my beloved mother & father when I see these colors together.

Google Street Views. Majorca Spain

The Destination

This is my submission to The Virtual Paintout this month, a group of painters from around the world led by artist Bill Guffy. Bill chooses different locations each month for us to "meet" and to find visual inspiration as we wander the streets via Google Street Views. Here's a direct link to the spot I've decided to paint: https://goo.gl/maps/2gFMCNWrmJv

 

Spain with the island of Mallorca, Google Maps

Majorca Oasis, Majorca Spain, 52

The Finished Painting  
I was originally strolling down various streets (via the online Google Street Views) in Majorca looking for interesting doorways, open windows or other portals. This scene with the woman-by-the-pool caught my eye, yet I still had the portal idea on my mind. So I strolled a bit further on & saw a canopy of large ferns (with those lovely patterns of-light-and-dark) just down the road. I knew this could be a lovely, intriguing and hopefully evocative painting if I combined the two... AND it would be a portal of sorts. 

"Majorca Oasis" is for sale: https://www.etsy.com/listing/267892848

MAJORCA OASIS, 8.5x11.5 oil painting by puci

Visual Inspiration

This young woman is intriguing as the center point of the portal behind the palm tree.

Google Street Views, Majorca Spain

The Destination

I'm traveling with The Virtual Paintout group again, and this month we're meeting in Spain, specifically in Majorca (or Mallorca) for some virtual painting via Google Street Views. Here's a direct link to the spot where I discovered this woman-by-the-pool (she appears to have been so engrossed in her book when the Google Camera person went by that she didn't even notice; but her companions did): https://goo.gl/maps/11Lc2Ev5Yxw

Spain with the island of Mallorca, Google Maps