"Eiffel Tower Night" (oil on linen; 12" x 12") sold

sold

The Eiffel Tower, the iconic image of the most beautiful city in the world, becomes a dreamlike, sparkling jewel every evening.  Ah, the magic of Paris!

"Eiffel Tower Sky" (oil on linen; 14" x 11") sold

sold

Now I have recovered from my back trouble and finished the commissions, I am back to my daily routine of painting whatever I wish to paint.  I start with Paris!  Wouldn't you rather be in Paris, the world's most beautiful city, where even the sky is this exquisite?  The Eiffel Tower is just an icing!

I took some step-by-step pictures for you.  There is no doubt that my style is impressionistic!

I covered the white linen with a transparent underpainting.  The minimal drawing became mostly erased, which is okay.

The fun begins.  I began to lay down opaque paints over the underpainting.

Time to reintroduce some drawing.

The painting is about half way through.  Now I have to make it sing some chant-songs!

About this point, I realized that the painting was really about the harmony of three colors--orange, green, and violet.  With that, I became more purposeful in my choice of colors.

It's almost there.