Olive Tree, Agrigento.

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A very impressive olive tree and your palette conveys the heat perfectly.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Wed 12 Feb 16:06:05

Really captured the character of this old tree, and also the heat with the warm colors, at first I didn't like the temple in the background but now I think it adds a bit of fantasy to the scene.

Posted by K 0 on Wed 12 Feb 16:49:10

You've done a great job of depicting the trees aged look Marjorie, he looks a grand old man.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 12 Feb 19:39:24

Thanks Val,Kevin and Fiona. I see what you mean Kevin, now I'm not sure myself. However, it's gone back under the pile!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Thu 13 Feb 10:09:37

This is lovely - the shape of the tree and the tonal work on the trunk is so well done. Thank you very much too for your very kind comment on my collages.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Thu 13 Feb 10:20:03

Lovely artwork

Posted by Glennis Weston on Thu 13 Feb 13:26:01

I think this is terrific, Marjorie. Great shapes, and distance created by the difference in scale. Great use of colour too.

Posted by Jem Bowden on Sat 17 Jan 11:18:28

I love tyour composition and the skillful choice of harmonic colours. Well done Marjorie.

Posted by Christof Hoelzl on Sat 07 Feb 08:15:51

Hang on Studio Wall

01/04/2015

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My attempt, off and on, to convey the heat of Sicily. Olive tree was hundreds of years old, protected in The Valley of the Temples, in Sicily. Acrylic on mount board, 22"x22", with thin overlay of oil pastel on tree trunk ( which was a mistake because I went back to it and was then scuppered when it came to using the acrylics again.) I enjoyed it on the whole but am glad to put it away now.

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Marjorie Firth

Still Life, seascapes and portraits are my favourite subjects. I paint whatever takes my fancy, am self-taught and, from time to time, attend short courses. I paint in a variety of media, oils are my favourite. I enjoy the challenge of entering the monthly POL competitions and have exhibited 5 times…

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