Gazebo with flowers, oil painting on linens canvas by Dominique Amendola, Gardens, Landscapes, Flowers.

Gazebo with flowers

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This painting, (oil on canvas), was painted in California. Why do I choose linen canvas over cotton? Linen canvas will last hundreds of years, while cotton is fated to rot within 50 years. Cotton is also more susceptible to humidity and the painting layer will crack more easily.

I decided to produce several landscape paintings. 

This is painted during late spring while many people are taking advantage of nature and smelling the roses. This is painted in several layers in an impressionist style. This artwork is framed in an ornate gold frame. With the frame, the artwork measures 26" x 30" and is ready to hang.

Now I am going to show you the different steps which created this new painting: 

I first blocked in the mass of colors with no details.

My brush strokes are small and do not cover all the background primed with ochre yellow.

I continue with refining the painting. In the end, I decided to go for a reddish gazebo roof.

The next pictures show details of the finished artwork:

Finally, I chose a frame for this painting

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The making of Three guys with a dog, oil painting by Dominique Amendola

Three guys with a dog

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This painting came as a result of seeing a nineteen century painting of a streetscene with a lot of life in it. It was not a famous painting, but it was large, perhaps 3 times larger than Three guys with a dog. I saw it in a museum in France, and did not get an image of it. But shortly afterwards I visited the port of La Rochelle and was inspired to paint a street scene there.
At first I created a study for this painting of 11" x 14". Here it is below:

                                                     Study for Three guys with a dog

In France, everybody is smoking in the streets and my red jacket man is holding a cigarette. But in the final painting, I made this inauspicious item disappear:

                                         Detail view of the study for Three guys with a dog

                               Detail view of the final painting for Three guys with a dog

You can see that in the final rendition, the cigarette is gone. You can also notice how there are more details in the final painting and things are more three dimensional.

In this artwork, there is life even in the background:

                                        Detail views of Three guys with a dog (background)

Having done a study for this painting, the final painting came easily. When I have a complicated composition, this is usually my routine: I paint a full color study, after creating many sketches. 

And of course the hero of the painting, the dog, is well described as seen below:

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The making of "the street guitarist" Oil painting by Dominique Amendola

The street guitarist

I used to take shots of people in the street and this guitarist was playing in California, trying his best to look and sound like Bob Dylan. That afternoon, he was sitting in front of a wall with his guitar case opened. I decided to make a painting of him. Again, this is a quick painting, executed in a day, spontaneous, Alla Prima. I first created a color sketch. The dominant color was going to be pale yellow akin to the sunlight; a cool morning sun, while the musician's face of a ruddy complexion shows how much time he spends outdoors.
Music is always a winning subject matter and since I had created a previous painting with musicians, this one was also going to keep in the same mood. The style is impressionistic, I gave myself three hours to finish the actual 8" x 10 "painting!

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You can see that this is executed boldly with thick paint, quickly. 

I paint from the life model once a week, and this is important to understand how to paint from a photo or from imagination. There is the understanding of the different planes and what makes a volume. And there is the understanding of the correct colors applied rapidly without much preparation. Therefore, the painting comes out more spontaneously.

                                                    

I framed this painting in a very classical frame, especially suited for impressionism. At the Orsay museum in Paris, a whole floor is dedicated to the impressionists. The frames used are varied but the above type of frame is the most common. Below you can see one of Renoir's beautiful still life framed in this frame genre. 

                                                                          Renoir, Onions, 1881

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The making of 'Musicians practicing on the doorstep' oil painting by Dominique Amendola

Musicians practicing on the doorstep

'Musicians practicing on the doorstep' is a small painting painted on canvas. I was inspired to paint those two musicians by hearing their music. The beauty of the instruments was particularly inspiring. The cello especially is beautiful and noble.

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Having a physical space to create paintings is very important. The place should be big enough not to collapse into different easels. I like to work on several paintings side by side_up to three. And a high ceiling is conducive to higher thinking. When I started my small paintings, I already had many years of painting large compositions on canvas, in a very classical fashion. 
I wanted to produce some more affordable art in a quick style, mostly called 'Alla prima' which is painting in one jet, one coat and no glazes. I was used to underpainting and many preparatory sketches. Here I am just painting quickly, trying to finishing a piece in a day or two. 

'Musicians practicing on the doorstep'  focuses more on the instruments than the figures. But again, here I pay particular attention to the composition:

                                                    

Lots of vertical and horizontal lines giving a sense of stability. A sense of depth created by the steps and the dark door opening. Barely any colors except in the instruments and the blue shadows. 

The above mentioned painting is framed in black:

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The making of 'The Bathers', oil on wood by Dominique Amendola

The bathers

'The Bathers' is a small painting painted on wood. However, that same painting was commissioned in a longer and larger format by an art collector from Switzerland. You can see that other version below:

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'The Bathers' is an entire painting based on colors, brush strokes and composition. The first version (the version we are discussing now) is quite impressionistic in its execution. 

The brush strokes are strong using raw colors. Those juxtaposed strokes of colors give an impression of realism, but if you analyze it, it is not very realistic. 

                                                    
                                                                    Detail view 1

                                                                     Detail view 2

                                                                     

                 
                                                                       Detail view 3

In my youth, I visited many exhibitions in Paris and went to the Louvre museum countless times. I have some of the famous paintings imprinted in my psyche. I really think this little painting's composition was inspired by The Raft of the Méduse by Theodore Gericault'. (I saw that masterpiece many times at the Louvre.)

                                               The Raft of the Méduse by Theodore Gericault'


The above mentioned painting is evidently painted in a very different style, but the composition contains some similarities:

Notice how many horizontal lines give a sense of calm and peace and the triangular compositions give a sense of stability.

Fortunately this artwork depicts some happy bathers, not a party of shipwrecked people on a raft. It is executed quickly and cannot compare to a classical painting. The intention here was to convey a group of friends having a great time on a hot afternoon in a contemporary impressionist style. 

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The making of "Farmers Market", a small oil painting created in France by Dominique Amendola

Farmer's market- Selling vegetables

I was born in France and I often go visit. I love going to the market and see all the wild animation there. This painting was created in winter. Everyone is wearing a coat or a jacket. 
When I create a painting with many figures, I don't just take a photo and paint it. No. I create a painting with what I decide will work, with many sketches if necessary. 
In this case the painting is small and quick. Those small painting will take a day or two to paint. 
Now, about the quickness of creation: it make take a few days for me now, but it took me years of studies and practice to get there.
However, even for this small painting I produced a few sketches. 

There are many details which are important in this piece. The man in yellow jacket is fumbling for his change, while his companion is looking at this anxiously. 

                                         If you click on the image, you'll get a larger view.

I like to paint people subtle emotions. I do that a lot in my paintings. This is what gives life to them.

Again, in this painting, I am focusing on the foreground, the action, with my colors. The rest is painted in nondescript grays. Note also that the yellow jacket has its complementary purple/violet in the man with the purple jacket.

The vegetables play a part as well. See how the pumpkins and lettuce in a bag are painted realistically, while the lettuces and potatoes in the foreground are not paid much attention. Again it is a matter of getting the eyes to focus on what I desire.

Again this artwork is carefully composed. See the diagram below:

You could say that being trained in some of the greatest art schools in Paris, my approach is classical, even for small paintings.

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Musicians on the doorsteps- Musicians series

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Painting A Day:

Two young musicians playing the Cello and the guitar on their doorstep.
OIL ON CANVAS
8" x 10"
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Man in red cap looking at art- At the museum series

Original oil on canvas-8"x10"-unframed-STATUS; SOLD

This daily painting is part of a new series.

Lake Sonoma

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Mustard fields in Spring

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Painting A Day:

I live near Sebastopol in California and there is a place called The Laguna and in early Spring the fields are covered with mustard flowers. It is incredibly beautiful.
Original oil on wood
Size: 11"x14"
Price: $100.00
Status: Available

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Flower vase

Oil on board- Unframed-16’x20”
FRAMED*-19.5’x24"
$285.00
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