Artwork, travel, and musings by artist, Gail H. Shelton.
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| A page from my travel journal on Verona..the town of Romeo and Juliet |
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| A page all about gondolas...we rode one... a whole lot of fun! |
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| Page 2 of Gondolas |
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| A page on Burano...beautiful |
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| Some small watercolors..just inches actually. These are for sale, and you can email me if you are interested. The top right one is done with John Singer Sargeant's painting as inspiration. The rest are my original compositions....they are cheap if you think you would like one!! sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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These are just some of my favorite shots from our Italy trip...enjoy!! sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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| We visited this....Villa Carlotta on Lake Como |
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| My friend Sue |
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| More scenes from Lake Como...we rode around and saw the villas on the lake. When we got off the boat, we were in Bellagio. We ate supper there, and then enjoyed watching the sunset over the lake from a hillside....perfect day. sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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| The Duomo in the town of Como |
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| Part of the harbor in Como....lots and lots of boats |
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| I always love seeing the fruit and vegetable markets...so colorful |
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| The town of Bellagio across the lake. This is the town that the casino in Italy is patterned after. |
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| We visited some gardens around a villa, and these are some of the orchids blooming there. Had a great day seeing the town of Como, and then Bellagio. Such pretty scenery..there is a "painting" everywhere you look. sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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| We are finally in Italy. This is the view from my hotel. Those are some of the Alps |
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| This is Lake Como...just beautiful! |
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| There was an antiques fair along the lakeside...wonderful |
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| Boats in the cove...I love boats! |
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| We ate some lunch here...my first pizza...yummy |
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| Lovely window box...along a narrow street I am here in Italy, having a great time in our first destination, Lake Como, and the town of Lecco. It has a quaint downtown, with Sunday families relaxing around the water, eating gelato, and children chasing the swans. Such a great place to sketch...I am already doing some paintings of this adorable place. Will post some artwork soon! sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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| Just finished this watercolor of a street musician in New Orleans. I have painted her before...in fact, I just sold a painting of her done in golds and purples. This is a different pose...I love her passion and expression. She plays with a whole band...several other brass musicians, and a drummer. They play some typical New Orleans jazz and blues. She is very talented. I just entered this painting in the Art Melt show held in Baton Rouge. I won't know for awhile if it makes it in. Keeping my fingers crossed. sheltongail@hotmail.com Blue Clarinet Original Watercolor $650 |
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I have lived in Louisiana almost 40 years now. There is still a lot of the state that I am not familiar with. I love boats, and always enjoy painting them. I was able to drive through south Louisiana this past weekend, and photograph some shrimp boats. I have always been interested in them, and they have such charm and character. Most of these were around the town of Houma, which is below New Orleans, in the marsh area of the state. A couple of them were along Bayou Teche, closer to Lafayette. I hope to paint some of them soon. sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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| I started my Italy sketchbook. I leave next week. I used a photo that I had taken when I was there before. This is a famous view from the Acadamia Bridge of the Grand Canal and the church in the background. |
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| Then I added some watercolor to the page. Will be using this technique throughout the book, I think. |
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| I've also been working on this watercolor the last couple of nights. I have painted her before...I just like her passion and expression. sheltongail@hotmail.com I will be posting during my trip to Italy, I hope. I will be doing some painting and sketching along the way, and taking lots of photos. Stay tuned!! |
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I finished this portrait last week, and was able to get it to the client before Mother's Day. She has a very quirky little smile...I bet she was a character. I hope the recipient liked it. |
