Actually, the Assateague light house, off of Chincoteague. The marsh is somewhat accurate from the bridge looking south. Wanted it to look a little "Kinkade-y" with a bright night scene.
This painting is based on a photo I took at the WTC site in lower Manhattan in 2005. I watched him for a minute before snapping the photo. He had a certain look in his eyes that seemed sad, and had me wondering what his story was. The moment I snapped the photo he looked up, and the look in his eyes seemed more perturbed at me taking his picture than sadness. I painted this with the intention of portraying the look I remembered in my mind, that the camera didn't catch. Originally there was a chain link fence he was leaning against. I decided to take the liberty of replacing it with a brick wall. I posted the original photo also. Painter 9 airbrushes.
Here are a few more pix from my portfolio. All down within the past few months using Corel Painter IX. One is a drawing of a 1920 Revere automobile, a scene from Ocracoke N.C., and a Fruit2O bottle.
Since this is my first entry, I might as well start with my existing portfolio. The following images I did with Corel Painter IX and a 4X5 Wacom art pad.
My new web site is up.
www.patrickbelote.com is active, please check it out. Please check out my complete Corel Painter gallery at
http://www.paintermagazine.co.uk/show_profile.php?username=patrick%20belote .
I am primarily a musician, and have only recently rediscovered my love of art. This site was created as a means of displaying my artwork. In 1984 I attended Virginia Tech and of all things to do at an engineering/agricultural college, I majored in Art. I never graduated, but did manage an associates degree in electronics. I took watercolor lessons in the late 80's from Don Sparrow, who's waterfowl paintings are legendary inmy area. I had always played music, and got serious about it, and concentrated on it from then on, unintentionally leaving art behind. In summer 2007 I acquired a Wacom pad and Corel Painter and have rekindled my relationship with art. Thanks for looking.