Whimsy

Whimsy on 22"x20"

This is a painting that I have been working on for a while. It is an abstract whimsical painting. This again shows my love for hot air balloons. This is a pretty big canvas, it is a 22x20 inch canvas. I started with the background. I wanted to create a lot of texture and movement in the background. This isn't a realistic sky but a more fantasy one. 

This is a original piece of art. Its something that I have been brewing on for a while. Once I finished the background, I had this idea of doing just the outline of a hot air balloon over the horizon. This itself was kind of a challenge because I was trying to get all the lines the exact same thickness with a really thin paint brush. After hours of painstakingly painting in the lines it looked like the image below. It just didn't look complete, it lacked something!

Then this piece lay in my art room for months while I couldn't figure out why it looked incomplete. I didn't want to color in the balloon because I thought it would take away from the texture and movement in the sky. I wanted the sky to be the focus of this painting. 

But... I finally gave in and decided to color the balloon in. I think it turned out good and didn't take away from the drama in the sky. 

Here is a picture showing the painting on my easel. This should give you an idea of how big the painting really is. 

As always, Thanks for reading. :)