Monday, January 16, 2012

Hockey Game


I set out to paint at a favorite spot hoping to catch a good snow scene. There's a really nice pond near where I live and I thought that the icy surface and the snow scenery around it would make a good picture. When I arrived, several young teenage boys were clearing the ice and getting ready for a fun neighborhood hockey game. I decided to set up and paint them. They were very nice about it and were quite curious about what I was doing. How lucky I was to have such a interesting diversion from my normal everyday landscapes. The players' clothes added a punch of bright warm color to the blues and purples of the winter snow. I am finding that I enjoy adding people to some of my paintings. I feel like they add life and enhance the surroundings.

4 comments:

martinealison said...

Une très jolie peinture...
Effectivement vos personnages participent à la vie de ce bel environnement...
Une peinture joyeuse...
Gros bisous.

Patty Meglio said...

Thanks, Martine! It was a fun painting to do.

Contemporary Wall Paintings said...

No painter but I really like your pictures ... Color palette, light, heat and especially intimacy, pleasure to discover "our stuff", the life around us ...

Patty Meglio said...

Thanks, Contemporary. I love to paint scenes that are part of everyday life. It's history in the making.