Amsterdam Riverside

Another place I visited this summer was Amsterdam, and this is an artwork of a boat on the riverside . These little boats are very common in Amsterdam, and you could see them in almost every river. All of the boats are pretty similar. Amsterdam is a large city near the seaside, and most of the city is just old apartment buildings and boats. I didn't use much color in this painting, but the boats are just so interesting to paint and actually make the city look more modern. I painted this artwork on a 16" x 20" canvas.

The Foot of Mount Titlis

This is an artwork of Mount Titlis, a very famous tourist attraction in Switzerland. Many people visit this area and go on the gondolas to the top of the mountain, where there is a lot of snow. The mountain is very beautiful from high above, and at the bottom, there are many old houses and animals such as cows and horses, like the ones in this artwork. When I painted this landscape, I used a variety of colors and made the mountains merge with the sky to stretch the distance in the artwork. There is also a lot of wild grass near the river, and I mixed many colors to paint the grass. The house and the animals complete the artwork to give it some balance. I painted this artwork on 18" x 24" linen.

German Folk Valley

This is another landscape in Europe, specifically in Germany. We took this picture on our way from Luxembourg to Cologne. The colors in this valley are very rich, and there are many of these kinds of folk valleys in Germany. Mountains are everywhere in Germany, and these villages in the valleys are very beautiful. Normally, you wouldn't see these amazing scenes in other countries, and the little houses in this painting give a little bit of a mellow feeling that captures the eye and allows everything to contrast together. I completed this artwork on a 24" x 30" canvas.