Saturday 24 October 2009

Glory Days


Oil on canvas 24"x 20"

I took a photo of these three girls running through the streets of Newcastle on their night out, i moved them around a little and changed the back ground, it was nice to paint.

14 comments:

Gerald Schwartz said...

Keith, This is wonderful.. Great coloring and composition..art143art143

Gerald Schwartz said...

Keith, Great coloring and composition.

Nicki said...

I love, love, love this! You have really captured their movement and the light so well. Bravo!
Nicki

KEITH PROCTOR Painting blog said...

Thanks Gerald and Nicki for your comments. / Keith

Diana Marshall said...

I love your paintings of people at night. What I can't figure out is how you manage to photograph moving people at night, do you use a flash?

KEITH PROCTOR Painting blog said...

Thanks Diana
I usually work from the photots i take , I add light and shade, change colours and move things around to get the painting i am after,I dont take photos in the dark, its light until 11pm over here in the summer and I made it look dark using oil paint !! / Keith

Diana Marshall said...

Thanks for letting me into your secret Keith it all makes sense now!!

Anonymous said...

I can feel the movement of them running! beautiful work Keith

KEITH PROCTOR Painting blog said...

Cheers Rahina / Keith

Sheila Vaughan said...

They look just like Stalybridge lasses Keith - nice painting as usual.

Paul Coventry-Brown said...

Hey mate,
Springsteen fan?
Nice sense of movement in this one and sense of drama: are they running from or to something?????

jeremy Charpentier said...

j'aime beaucoup cette peinture! je trouve l'ambiance, la lumiere et le traité général vraiment extraordinaire!

KEITH PROCTOR Painting blog said...

Jeremys comment in Engish
I like a lot this paint! I find the mood, the lumiere and the general really extraordinary treaty!
Merci Beaucoup Jeremy / Keith

Becky Joy said...

wonderful color and light. A lot of movement. Great.