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Mar 2, 2023
Media: Oil on canvas panel
Size: 10x8 in
It was a winter evening when the fog dipped the streets in shades of blue. I was walking home, contemplating whether to cook dinner or order pizza, weighing all the pros and cons carefully. Suddenly, looking up, I saw this scene. I couldn't take my eyes off the warm light emerging like a beacon from the cold mist. And immediately, I imagined how it would look on canvas. The cold space of the painting pierced by a bright warm patch of light... hmm, a beautiful compositional center. But that's just at first glance, and after a few seconds, I realized that the silent cathedral in the background would be the main character of the painting. It was like an embodiment of what's really important. But we often don't notice it because we get distracted by all sorts of trivialities. Like, for example, pizza for dinner... It was a winter evening when the fog dipped the streets in shades of blue. I was walking home, contemplating whether to cook dinner or order pizza, weighing all the pros and cons carefully. Suddenly, looking up, I saw this scene. I couldn't take my eyes off the warm light emerging like a beacon from the cold mist. And immediately, I imagined how it would look on canvas. The cold space of the painting pierced by a bright warm patch of light... hmm, a beautiful compositional center. But that's just at first glance, and after a few seconds, I realized that the silent cathedral in the background would be the main character of the painting. It was like an embodiment of what's really important. But we often don't notice it because we get distracted by all sorts of trivialities. Like, for example, pizza for dinner... |
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