Painting the Chapel of Healing
by AnnaJo Vahle
Title
Painting the Chapel of Healing
Artist
AnnaJo Vahle
Medium
Photograph - Photography/painting
Description
This is the beginning of a plein air painting. I used acrylics on a 16 by 20 stretched canvas. I sat in the tailgate of my van. The subject is of a burned and abandoned chapel on Merritt Island. It was called the Universal Center and Chapel of Healing. I recently did another plein air painting of the other building of this same Center. They are two buildings connected by a covered walkway. Although the other building was built of stucco, this one seems to have vinyl siding. The roof was caved in. The cross on the roof looked as if it had twisted on it's support. A pair of cardinals watched me for a few minutes. The ever present osprey sounded her alarm frequently from her nest nearby. I painted this as the sun was high and the shadows were short. When I began this painting, the sky was cloudless. However, the clouds bloomed and grew before my eyes. The air grew thick with humidity. I lost the little shade provided by my van's upraised tailgate. The sun was in my eyes and beat down upon me. Sweat rolled into my eyes. The glare made it difficult to see what I was doing. The police stopped by to check on me a couple times. Other strangers came by and commented on my painting. Finally, I gave into the heat and packed it up for the day. I had painted only a couple hours. It began to rain on my brief drive home. I think that I might go back and put in a few more details. I did much more than this photo indicates.
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June 14th, 2013
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Comments (22)
Bernadette Krupa
AnnaJo, love painting plein air "Painting the Chapel of Healing"! Wonderful .... L/F
Lorena Cassady
Nothing better than painting outside! Interesting to see the selective eye of the artist.
Malanda Warner
Nice capture and description of your work in progress AnnaJo, as well as, the challenges we sometimes face as artists attempting to work on a plein air painting! LF
Barbara MacPhail
Wow......such talent, AnnaJo! What a gift you have been given.....Awesome works! F/V!
Kym Backland
I love this! It's really fun to see what you are doing, and how you do it AnnaJo~ Wonderful painting of your painting~ I think your painting looks BETTER than real life! Thanks for your visits and votes too! Have a great hump day! FV
AnnaJo Vahle replied:
Thank you so much, Kym. I am flattered. It is funny but the cops that spoke to me while I was painting there said the same thing. I guess that is what we do as artist...make them a little more interesting or pleasing to the eye?
Barbara St Jean
Congratulations your fabulous artwork has been FEATURED in MOUSE! Please remember to add your pick of the day to our group lists!! Thanks for your wonderful submissions, it's always a pleasure to view your art!! Cheers, Barbara F/V
Randy Wollenmann
Hi AnnaJo! It's been a while since I last popped in to see your new work. Fun to see what you've been up to and hear of your experiences in painting. Keep up the great work! v/f/W-)
AnnaJo Vahle replied:
Thank you very much, Randy. I am happy to hve you visit. Thank you for your encouragement.
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