Last weekend, the Portland Art Museum held a Venetian Carnival to herald the new exhibit: Venice, The Golden Age of Art and Music. Attendees were encouraged to wear masks, so some friends and I held a mask-making gathering the day before. I decided to make a mask on a stick and used feathers and glitter and sparkly things to give it a frosty, wintery look. The art museum also provided masks, so the smaller blue one is my souvenir.
The third floor ballroom glowed with gold and red lighting against a backdrop of Venetian architecture. There were huge centerpieces and bouquets on the tables. A non-Venetian dance band played...
and kept the many celebrants dancing.
There were acrobats, including some that mesmerized the audience by climbing and hanging from fabric draped from the very high ceiling.
My friends and I danced and dined and drank...and took the opportunity to get in some sketches while being incognito. It was a lovely and very fun night, even if some of the participants did get a little fatigued...
With all the music and festivity and dramatic lighting, my sketches were quick and very loose. Later, at home, I tried to add some of the glorious color and dark shadows that cloaked the evening.
3 comments:
Oh,Vicky! These are just fantastic! I think you have found your style. I just love all the color and the dark shapes in some. You have done it....keep the loose thing going. Did you do any painting on location?
Thanks so much, Linda! I don't know if I can keep that loose thing going without all the color, lights, music, and maybe the wine:) I didn't paint there, but had a photo of some of that first scene and the colors made a lasting impression on me.
I have to repeat Linda's remarks...love the color palette!
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