Tag: Michael J Wilson
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Sunset Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda
I made a few sketches and watercolors while on vacation in Bermuda. This is a small oil painting I completed in the studio.
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Early Evening View Along the Arno River, Florence
This view is along the Arno River in Florence as shadows are cast in early evening. Its similar to another painting I made several months ago but a different angle and lower on the horizon. The photo reference is from 2002. The blue-green color of the river and the warmth of the building contrast with…
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View from Gardens of Augustus, Capri , Italy
This post will describe the development of a new oil painting. The island of Capri, Italy is a beautiful jewel in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a very popular tourist destination. We visited it in 2018 and this painting was completed from several photographs I took during our travels. I’ll post the finished painting first…
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Afternoon at the Portofino Reflecting Pool – Struggling with an Image
Progress on a painting can be interrupted due to many circumstances. This painting is a perfect example of a struggle to capture what was in my mind versus the photographs I had taken. Overall it took 18 months to execute! Thats due to a number of factors; including my interest in the image, a struggle…
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The Sound of Cicadas (Poetry and Painting)
Few people ever think about the sounds that existed in the background when a painting is made or what the artist heard when the inspiration occurred. The sound in the background can shape and inspire the painting. This painting “Fallen Columns, Temple of Zeus” is about the sound the artist hears while painting the scene…
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Winter Sunrise On the Porter River
This oil painting was created from a photograph I took in January 2022. It was a cold January day and I was in the right place at the right time to capture an awesome sunrise on the Porter River in Danvers, Massachusetts. The painting doesn’t do the photograph justice never the less I tried to…
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View Over the Arno River from the Uffizi Museum, Florence
The Arno River is a sediment conveyor that carries massive amounts of soil with it as it meanders through beautiful Tuscan countrysides, past Villas and under iconic bridges. This oil painting on linen is 24 x 36 inches and is the view from the Uffizi Museum in Florence. The reference photograph was taken by me…
Oil Paintings, Plein Air, Prints, Hand Drawn Tessellations 