Olé!!

[Aingeful]

I have found my hobby of painting a lifesaver during my illness. I lived in Spain for a few years and always loved Flamenco.I am at present painting three members of a troupe I used to go to watch often.Finished no 1 ( in picture )and am now on to no 2 😁

[Lyd12]

How talented you are! Really envy your ability and so understand how an absorbing hobby helps us all forget how we feel for a while. But you get real results from your hobby, thanks for sharing, look forward to the next picture! Love Iris.x

[Aingeful in reply to Lyd12]

Thanks Lyd12,I am in a good art group with a good leader.He has taught me a lot!xx

[Hidden]

Wow, how lovely. Please keep sharing.

[Aingeful in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Littlepom,I will.xx

[skischool]

Wow very talented and we have a trilogy to look forward to.Thanks for that waft of Spanish sunshine on a Domingo when the sun is actually peeking through the clouds oop north.

Ski's and Scruff's x

[Aingeful in reply to skischool]

Thanks ski school,I'm up north as well and it's boiling!! X

[Hacienda]

Beautiful Hun, Your very Talented. I too lived in Spain, and on My Main Wall here I have a Beautiful Picture of a Flamenco Dancer, I look at her every Day makes my Heart Flutter, if you look on my Posts you will see my Two Great Granddaughters Dressed in the Flamenco Dresses for the recent May Sevillanas. They are Spanish. Besos. xxxx

[Aingeful in reply to Hacienda]

I looked on your posts but only saw the picture of your daughter? Oh that blue sky!! I loved the Fiestas and learnt to dance the Sevillaña myself! It seems that a lot of us love Spain or have lived there?

Cuidado Mucho.xx

[Hacienda in reply to Aingeful]

Hola Carino, Gracias. It's my Last post "July" There is a Photo of my Baby Senoritas. I too Learned Sevillana many Years ago when Fit and Younger. I know the steps, Body is rearing to go, the Lungs forget to allow me to Dance. My Hubby & I, at home Converse in Spanish as much as I can as My memories a Tad slower these days, But I so love to., I do with Ski's and when Anne was with us, & Fran (Happy London) we would have a Good old Conversacion. Looking forward to your Next "Ole" Portraits. Abrazos y Besos. xxxx

[Aingeful in reply to Hacienda]

Found them,they are adorable!! It's true 're Spanish,if you don't use it......! I rented there and my Spanish landlord didn't speak any English at all and I lived in a block of 24 apartments,all Spanish tenants.I was thrown in at the deep end! I lived in Nerja and never a day goes past when I don't miss it.xx

[Hacienda in reply to Aingeful]

It's a Small World, I Know Nerja, as Most of the Coastal Towns and Villages, some inland. Sold for a Big Property Company, well Two, Masa & Parador. I went to live there in 1985,2013 back here. My Daughter Married a Spanish Boy, They have 3 Children, Now My Daughter is an Abuela. They are hopefully coming here in September now. August my 5 year Old is in Rome for the Finale of their Dance Troup, "Essence Dance" Based in Torrevieja, It is International, so all Countries partaking. I miss everything every day, part from the Heat of The Summer I wouldn't be able to Breathe. Valle, me Voy . Hasta Luego Carino. xxxx

[Aingeful in reply to Hacienda]

No,I can't breathe in heat either, it's got to be May or October for me! Demasiado calor!! 😎xx

[Hacienda in reply to Aingeful]

Si, Hace Calor Mucho y Demasiado con Vino, No Puedo en el Tiempo ahora Mismo. Salud y Forta..... No I can't fly as I don't have the Lung Capacity only 21%, But one day I will make it back. Besos XXXX

[Aingeful in reply to Hacienda]

Hope so!!

At the moment I don't need oxygen Gracias a Dios! Off to Dublin tomorrow for a little break,we have to do these things whilst we can!! xx

[Hacienda in reply to Aingeful]

Enjoy Hun. xxx

[Yatzy]

Beautiful! You’re very talented, Aingeful. 💃💃🏻

[Aingeful in reply to Yatzy]

Thanks Yatzy!♥️xx

[Lemon7]

So many people on this site are talented. Yourself, other artists. Photography, poems, knowledge of medical issues, gardeners. What an amazing group you all are.

[Aingeful in reply to Lemon7]

WE all are!! 😁👍♥️

[Katinka46]

Beautiful. You have caught the psssion, drama and movement so well. Looking forward to the others

[Aingeful in reply to Katinka46]

Thanks Katinka.Ive saved the hardest till last,she will be a challenge!!😁xx

[pepapod]

Wow! You are very talented! Thank you for sharing.

[Aingeful in reply to pepapod]

Thank you Pepapod xx

[MacColl]

Lovely movement! - It's a whole world on its own when painting. Glad you find it so beneficial.

Do you study Sorolla, and other figure painters?

I'm having to ignore my work for a while as asthma has been really bad this past week, and everything seems to make me wheezy - hopefully back to it soon!

[Aingeful in reply to MacColl]

I will have a look at Sorolla. I haven't really studied anyone,I only took it up 4 years ago.I am so glad that I did!😁 Hope you feel better soon.xx

[Aingeful in reply to MacColl]

I have had a look at Sorolla. What an artist!!?? Some stunning work there! They call him "the master of light"?

I am lucky to live quite near to Graham Berry and have attended some of his workshops. He is very popular in America, our own "master of light"!! Have a look at his work.Tap on the menu bar to get his galleries up.

grahamberrystudio.com/

[skischool in reply to Aingeful]

I have looked at his paintings and they are very good but his manipulation of light and shadows just seems to make my dodgy eyes seem even dodgier and they all seem to have a certain blur factor.i would buy one if he would also supply me with corrective glasses

[Aingeful in reply to skischool]

😂 Think you would have to provide your own!😂

I was lucky enough to have my cataracts done 3 years ago and am restored to 20/20 vision! I see colours so much more vividly now.

[skischool in reply to Aingeful]

Ok get me two for the price of one and lend me your old glasses.

[Aingeful in reply to skischool]

Sorry,all gone to Vision Aid!!😁

[MacColl in reply to Aingeful]

No doubt you saw that Sorolla was highlighted in a National Gallery exhibition - the first ever in the UK.

A talented impressionist, he had a way of painting whites that could positively dazzle - and very little of it would have been pure white. The trick is to make the darker shades and cool colours work to make the lighter whites sparkle.

There's been others painters of impressive techniques with light and shade, but right now, their names escape me!

[Aingeful in reply to MacColl]

Yes,he is very talented. Graham Berry is similar,he never actually uses white paint! As you say ,it's all done with contrast. I did read about the National Gallery, Sorolla is another artist for me to aspire to!

[MacColl in reply to Aingeful]

Once you start looking at art, there's dozens of them to discover

I've been an artist for 35 years or more, and still find new wonders to inspire me.

Artnet has thousands of pieces of art to look at - this is the result for a search for 'still life' (my genre): artnet.com/search/artworks/...

Once you have a good look through whatever or whoever you search for, you can select 'recently added' on the right hand side.

Just one site that has plenty to see.

[Aingeful in reply to MacColl]

Thanks I've never heard of that site. Have you any of your art to show?

[MacColl in reply to Aingeful]

Once you start looking for that which interests you, there's a lot of sites full of fascinating work.

I sent you a PM about my work.

[HungryHufflepuff]

So many talented people here! What energy in your painting 💃

[Aingeful in reply to HungryHufflepuff]

Thanks HH! 😀

[Skatergirl1]

beautiful painting xx

[Aingeful in reply to Skatergirl1]

Thank you. X

[Caspiana]

What a beautiful picture Aingeful . I can almost see her moving. You are very artistic and talented. Please keep sharing! xx 💃💙

[Aingeful in reply to Caspiana]

Thank you Caspiana,I have seen her dance many times.She is beautiful!xx

[Shirleyj]

Wow, how talented you are x

[Aingeful in reply to Shirleyj]

Thank you Shirley.xx

[Aingeful]

If I was,you wouldn't have recognised her as a Flamenco dancer! Have you seen his paintings of dancers??😂😂

[Patsy164]

Lovely picture Aingeful looking forward to the next one x

[Aingeful in reply to Patsy164]

Thanks nearly finished her.😀