Sunday, 24 February 2013

View from the Uffizi

My Artists Playroom entry  this week is a collage/pencil/watercolour of Florence cathedral seen from the Uffizi Art Gallery roof terrace. The challenge to use orange and blue or 'blorange' was very appropriate as I just returned from Tuscany, where everything is terracotta and brilliant blue, My post yesterday showed a small selection of my photographs. I have a feeling Florence will be influencing me for some time to come. I usually choose blues and pink/greens in my work, rarely orange, so I am pleased at the vibrant result. If I had to choose my favourite combination it would be 'magencerulean '( magenta and cerulean blue) but now I'm wrapped up in all things Florentine that may well change!
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  1. Jennifer McLean24 February 2013 at 19:11

    this is very cool, although it's a view, it also has an abstract flavor. great BLORANGE job!

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    1. Morag25 February 2013 at 19:33

      Thanks Jennifer, I really enjoyed this weeks challenge.

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  2. TwinkleToes2day24 February 2013 at 21:50

    Visiting from the APR - the perspective of this is wonderful. The textures and colours make for a very interesting image with much to see. :0) Mo

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    1. Morag25 February 2013 at 20:43

      Thanks, I wished when I got home from Italy that I had brought back some Italian newspapers as I use newsprint to build up collaged layers, It didn't seem right to use English news print so I cut and pasted some Italian print, printed it and ripped it up to add texture to the stonework along with some Romeo and Juliet music score sheets :)

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  3. Salla25 February 2013 at 14:04

    Morag, your Florence collage is absolutely gorgeous! I also enjoyed looking at your photos in the previous post. I can imagine what an inspiration this trip was to you!

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    1. Morag25 February 2013 at 20:46

      Thanks Salla, Florence was a very Inspirational place...very very beautiful. I'm going to do a few small collages like this one in preparation for doing a much larger canvas, which I can keep as a reminder of a fantastic adventure. :)

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  4. Gloria j Zucaro25 February 2013 at 22:24

    Wow! This is so cool! I enlarged it so I could see the collaged fretwork over the architecture in the background. This is so clever!

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  5. morag26 February 2013 at 21:45

    Thank you Gloria. :)

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  6. Unknown27 February 2013 at 01:12

    I really like the way variations in tone and changes in details lead your eye around the fretwork. So pretty!

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  7. sharon27 February 2013 at 07:05

    love this. wonderful perspective, you have inspired me to try collage.

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  8. bohemiannie! art27 February 2013 at 12:05

    Wow. It really is quite inspired. Beautiful. I'm so far behind in my blog reading that I missed your Florence trip. How wonderful that must have been. I'll look forward to seeing what you create in future. :)

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  9. Jez27 February 2013 at 15:23

    This is such an interesting view/perspective, with the dome highlighted so beautifully against the brilliant blue sky. It makes me think of 'A Room with a View'.

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  10. Morag27 February 2013 at 22:49

    Room with a view! great movie :)

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  11. Tracey FK28 February 2013 at 23:39

    I hope you use blorange more as the colours worked beautifully in this post... loved this painting...xx

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  12. Maria Medeiros1 March 2013 at 02:33

    Thank you for your visit to my blog and your wonderful comment! I appreciate it very much! Lovely work! Your art is lovely! :)

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  13. Currie Silver1 March 2013 at 19:29

    this is simply BEautimous!! I know this view. it is my heart.

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  14. Morag1 March 2013 at 21:33

    Thank you Currie! I read from your previous comment that Florence means a lot to you so I'm touched you like it, such fabulous views are easy to create.. the ordinary is less easy. 'ordinary views' now that would make a tough APR challenge! :)

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  15. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA3 March 2013 at 02:12

    This is a beautiful and very unique composition. Blessings!

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  16. VonnyK4 March 2013 at 01:32

    I love this, so much to see but also a quick look and you think it's an abstract. The view in the background is beautiful and I love the collage on the front. Really beautiful and the colours are perfect.
    Von.

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    1. Morag4 March 2013 at 19:16

      Thanks Vonny, The view was an interpretation of a photo I took from the roof terrace of the uffizi Gallery. After a hard mornings work looking at the most wonderful paintings stopped for a coffee on the terrace ( a very expensive coffee I remember at nearly 5 euros! ) but it was worth it for the view through the stone carved terrace walls.

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  17. Neesie4 March 2013 at 05:01

    What a great entry into the APR Morag,
    The combination of the building especially the dome against the sky is perfect!
    A beautiful collage/pencil/watercolour!
    I've been telling everyone this week that I don't particularly like orange but then you mention Tuscany...well that's special and I never thought about that beautiful blue with the terracotta!
    Thank you for reminding me of such an amazing place. :D

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  18. Morag4 March 2013 at 19:10

    Thank you Nessie! I'm with you on the orange trepidation, It is not a colour I use, and I can't imagine wearing it. Blues, especially turquoise and cerulean are more my thing also pinks and purples. It was a coincidence that I had literally just got back from florence when the challenge came up. Wow! I thought, i'm not scared of orange, I CAN do it! I'ts amazing how we feel comfortable with some colours and not with others. Thanks to Jen and tracey for pushing me out my comfort zone :)

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