Valparaiso, Chile ~ February 2013

 Elena Morozova
“Flying”
11,5 x 20,5 cm
tempera, gouache

Joanne Willoughby
pastel on sanded wallis paper
11x12

 Sherry Schmidt
Watercolor

 Sherry Schmidt
Gouache

 Diana Arneson
"Upper Window"
watercolor on Arches hot press watercolor paper, 10" x 13"

 Gail Ishmael
palm tree
watercolor

James Creasy
12x16, Acrylic
"La Sebastiana"

 Marcy Brennan
8 Camino Real
5" x 7" watercolor on paper

 Loretta Stephenson
"Beacons in the Moonlight"
Punta Angeles Lighthouse, Valparaiso, Chile
9 x 12 acrylic on canvas

Jeneen Nance
Acrylic on canvas board  8 x10

 Nicola Dalbenzio
Church of Franciscan Recoleta, Santiago Chili
watercolor, 8x11

 Rebecca Gray
Light & Shade In Valparaiso
Charcoal and Pastel

 Anja Essler
Pastel, 18 x 24 cm
"In the shadow"

 L.J. Chang
45 Pasaje Diecinueve, Valparaíso Region, Chile
oil on mat board
15.5" x 15.5"

 Melisa McCurley
Almost Home
5x7 oil on gessoboard panel

 Dajana Hrast - Voncina
Andrés Bello 34, Valparaiso, Chile
Ink and Watercolor
33 x 28 cm

 Judith Alsop Miles
“Alien Graffiti”
Watercolour & Gouache, 30 x 23 cm

 Christine Parker

 Al Woodford
Precarious Living
7 x 10 inches, watercolor

Patricia Musgrave
Wash Day

 Mariela Constantinidis
From my sketchbook / gouache

 Carolee S. Clark
"Boardwalk Activities"
10" x 10"
acrylic on canvas

 Mariela Constantinidis
Soft pastels on Canson paper / size: 25 X 20 cm

 Nancy Farara
Francisco Echaurren
Acrylic 8x9

Rick Eakins
"Blue House - Artilleria Street"
8" x 10" (Oil on Canvas Board)

Sue Field
Valparaíso, Chilie
Pastel

 Melisa McCurley
On Alamo St.
6"x6" oil on Panel

 mico
watercolor
24x32cm

 Cindy Pickup
"Pelican Pair"
Oil on Canvas 16 x 20

 Patricia J. Powers
"Shade Trees"
Valparaiso
8x15, Oil on board

 Suzanne Queen
Hills - Valparaiso
6 in x 10 in, Watercolor and Ink

Teri Gardner Robus
Painting a Mural in Valparaiso
6" x 9", Oil on prepared board

 Janice Austin
Laundry day at 23 Las Vertientes,
Viña del Mar, Valparaíso Region,  Chile
9 x 12 WC on 140# Arches CP

 Janice Austin
Seaside shanty Garden Spot
Calle Seis, Valparaíso, Chile
9 x 12 gouache on Bristol

 Janice Austin
"Stacked, cramped & battened down"
17 John Kennedy, Valpariso, Chile
7 3/8 x 10 3/4" WC on Rough Watchung Rag

 L.J. Chang
17205 Borgoño, Valparaíso Region, Chile
oil on mat board
15.5" x 15.5"

 Nicola Dalbenzio
Chili, Hotel de Armes Santiago
9x12

Nancie Johnson
"One Flight Up"
Valparaiso, Chile
9x12 Acrylic

 William Beebe
"Outside A Restaurant"
6" x 9" - Pastel

 Dennis Bailey
Valparaiso Motif 2
8x10"  Oil Paint

 Dennis Bailey
Valparaiso Motif 1
6x8" Oil Paint

 Bonnie McBride

 Ganapathy Subramaniam (GS)
pen, Ink, graphite 7.5 x 11"
Iglesia de la Matriz, Valparaíso, Chile

 Eszter Szicso
Oil on board
12 x 16 cm

 Eszter Szicso
Oil on board
24 x 32 cm

 Judy Gehrlein

 Trier
Off Rt 68 Near Cavicuri Chile
24 x 18 in Acrylic on plywood

 Trier
Extra Flowers In Borgorno Garden
20 x 20in acrylic on plywood

Justine Valla
Valparaiso, Chile
Diego Portales
Watercolor and pencil in Liberte Scetchbook

Hans Wolf
Castillo Wulff

 Sketch Gurl
Watercolor and ink on A4 paper

 L.J. Chang
a cool chile dog  (@Jorge Montt, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso Region, Chile)
oil on mat board, 15.5" x 15.5"

 Nancy Herman
Valparaiso Color
6" x 8"
oil on canvas board

 Mike Bergen
Ink and Watercolor, 6X6
Downtown Valparaiso

 Marla Laubisch
"La Tienda"

Teri Ann LaBuwi

 Carolee S. Clark
"Junkyard Dog"
10" x 10"
acrylic on canvas

 William Cook
Oil, 8x10

 Jana R. Johnson
"Impatience Valparaiso, Chile"
Watercolor 4x6"

 Dajana Hrast - Vončina
40 x 27 cm
Pasaje Uno 23, Valparaiso, Chile
Watercolor on paper

mico
"the blue wall"
acrylic
35 x 24cm

 Michele Brown
Chilean vineyard
Acrylic, carbon pencil, A4

 Indira Govindan
Location: 5301 Alemenia, Valparaiso
Medium: Colored pencil on 6"x8" drawing paper

Nancy Farara
"Altamirano, flora"
ink and watercolor

 Dave Casey
Kelp Gull off the coast
12"x9" oil on linen panel

 Marla Laubisch
"Telephone Wires"

 Christine Parker

 Pedro Martin
31 x 41 cm
Calle Francisco Echaurren, Valparaiso
Watercolor on paper

Catherine Hale
"Vuelve!"
colored pencil sketch

 Trier
Valparasio Harbor From Armstrong Street
18x24 acrylic on hardboard

Eszter Szicso
Medium: Oil on board
Size: 22x29 cm

Nancy Farara
"Altamirano Cliff"
ink sketch

Mike Bergen
"Valparaiso Carriage Rides"
Ink and Wash
7X10

 Marsha Gordon
View from Pto Williams St. [Valparaiso, Chile]
Pentacostal church
watercolor painting
11x15 size

 Judith Alsop Miles
“Warriors”
Watercolour & Gouache, 30 x 23 cm

 Nancy Herman
MURAL VALPARAISO, CHILI
6" x "8
oil on canvas board

 Dave Rolstone
Camino Costero Lighthouse Valparaiso
Oil on Canvas 14"x 10"

Charlene Brown
Puerto Valparaiso

 Melissa Adams
"Chilean Palms"
Acrylic on Museum Quality Claybord
6" x 6"

 Melissa Adams
"On the Rocks"
Acrylic on Acrylic Paper (ACEO)
2.5" x 3.5"

 Carolee S. Clark
"Street Mutt"
10" x 10"
acrylic on canvas

 Pedro Martin
31 x 41 cm
Valparaiso, Chile
Watercolor on paper

 Nicola Dalbenzio
Chile, Santiago Cityscape
Watercolor, 8x11

 Christine Parker

 mico
"the blue house up on the hill"
watercolor by
size 32 x 24cm

Mike Bergen
Ink Drawing 9X12

Catherine Hale
"Caballos en la calle"
Colored Pencil
27 x 36 cm

Julie Manning
Valparaiso florist shop
Pen and watercolour

Murilo S. Romeiro
wallnut ink on paper (20x28cm)
Calle Florida, Valparaiso, Chile

Bill Guffey

Dilapidated in Valparaiso

16" x 20", oil

Our February 2013 Paintout is 

Valparaiso, Chile

Open for participation from February 1st till February 28th.

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You'll find an interactive map of the Valparaiso area above, though you can't access the little yellow pegman from that map. Use the link below it, "View Larger Map", and the map will appear on your monitor; drag the little Yellow Man onto the map, let go while he's over a blue area, and start exploring. Find an interesting subject/area. Change it all you want. Or paint it straight up as you see it. Instructions are in the sidebar to the right. Any questions, ask 'em in the comments or email me directly. 

This month we travel to the area around Valparaiso, Chile in South America. You are free to travel the area in the picture below highlighted in blue. It's basically the northern area of Chile that's been covered by Street View. Notice Santiago is NOT in the pic and is not included in this month's paintout.

 IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING...

It is necessary to stress the importance of a couple of rules. One is the image size issue. It states in the rules in the right sidebar on this blog that the image has to be at a resolution of 72 and no larger than 1000 pixels on the widest side. Submissions not following the rules will not be posted.

IGNORE THE BLUE DOTS! It appears that Google has now added every user submitted photograph to the maps in the form of blue dots. Make sure your reference comes from the actual Street View application and not a photograph. Thanks. 

Also, each artist must include the URL of the location that the artwork is based upon. To find the URL is easy. In the maps mode, while looking at your scene you have chosen, click the "LINK" button at the top LEFT of the screen, check the "Short URL" button. With that link highlighted simply copy it and paste into your email with your submission. (How do you not lose your location? Click "SEND" with your view up and email it to yourself.) Remember, these buttons are found at the top left of the map.

So there you go. Should be extremely easy. If your submission doesn't show up on the blog, please check the list near the top in the sidebar entitled, "Don't see your submission? This could be the reason..." Thanks. 

Thanks again to Google, as they have given their permission for artists to use Street View as a reference for paintings that can then be sold without fear of copyright infringement.

And thank you, artists, for participating.

Remember, participation is open to all levels of artistic ability.

NOW LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!