"Le Poulpe dans le Brouillard" (Acrylic on board, 6x6 inches)
"Le Poulpe dans le Brouillard," sounds fancy when in fact it means "The Octopus in the Fog." Okay, now that I translate that into English, it's pretty scary.
Fog in the Night
The beginning of this image came from an image I found in Laguna Beach Art Magazine (given to me by the mother of my patron Danny Means). I loved the bright light in the fog, which fits nicely into my "Nighttime Period."*
Fog and San Francisco
I didn't realize how much of my inspiration came from living in San Francisco in the Richmond district. The Richmond is one of the coldest/foggiest/loveliest places to live in SF. And although the fog was always cold, it was always quiet and pretty.**
Why French?
I admit that a lot of the time I use french, it's when the words in French rock so much harder than the English word. Okay <<poulpe>> isn't as awesome as "octopus," but <<brouillard>> for fog? Hell yes.
*Ooh, look at me, I have a period of art called "Nighttime," eat your heart out Picasso.
** As an aside, the one downside to living so close to the bay (besides the cold, fog, cost) was the foghorns. You can't sleep in even when the fog is sleepy.
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Fog in the Night
The beginning of this image came from an image I found in Laguna Beach Art Magazine (given to me by the mother of my patron Danny Means). I loved the bright light in the fog, which fits nicely into my "Nighttime Period."*
Fog and San Francisco
I didn't realize how much of my inspiration came from living in San Francisco in the Richmond district. The Richmond is one of the coldest/foggiest/loveliest places to live in SF. And although the fog was always cold, it was always quiet and pretty.**
Why French?
I admit that a lot of the time I use french, it's when the words in French rock so much harder than the English word. Okay <<poulpe>> isn't as awesome as "octopus," but <<brouillard>> for fog? Hell yes.
*Ooh, look at me, I have a period of art called "Nighttime," eat your heart out Picasso.
** As an aside, the one downside to living so close to the bay (besides the cold, fog, cost) was the foghorns. You can't sleep in even when the fog is sleepy.
Follow Kate O'Swartz's board Night art on Pinterest. via Instagram http://ift.tt/1mM0xPy
#katelab #Octopus #fog #night #mountain #art #illustration #drawing #draw #picture #artist #pen #pencil #artsy #instaart #beautiful #gallery #masterpiece #creative #photooftheday #instaartist #artoftheday
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