From the very beginning of this painting, I knew I wanted "Oma" in one of the windows. Since this is an historic German town, an "Oma" (a German grandmother) was appropriate. But where to put her?
First I auditioned her (again on plastic wrap) in the second story window looking out. It looked a little odd, since it was a skinny window and she looked really cramped.
Then I decided to try her in the top window. She's just roughed in and I will think she needs to look down more at the cat. I also had to replace the plant in the window where I first put "Oma."
I've also added some pink flowers along the alley. I like the way the eye moves around now, from the pink flowers to the cat, up the dark building, across the angled beam, and on up to "Oma." Even though she's not the center of interest: the light at the end of the alley is, it's nice to have her there to lend some life to the scene.
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Oma in second story window
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I've also added some pink flowers along the alley. I like the way the eye moves around now, from the pink flowers to the cat, up the dark building, across the angled beam, and on up to "Oma." Even though she's not the center of interest: the light at the end of the alley is, it's nice to have her there to lend some life to the scene.
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| Oma in top window looking out. |
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