jim boehmer 11 Aug 2012

wow! great pic!good contrast. was it from life or a pic? it must have been a real challange. why did you choose to draw this subject? anyway...great job! ...jim

elinor shapiro 12 Aug 2012

i love the tones and the shading. very nice

Gwenlyn Norton 12 Aug 2012

Thanks, you, two. I painted it from a photograph--- now my own. I loved the rhythms, the contrast, the loneliness, the mystery. It suited me, yet was most difficult to execute because of the precision required--- very difficult in oils for me.

cindy kelly 13 Aug 2012

It reminds me of a staircase i saw in a 1940s movie. I like it, good job.

Gail Caduff-Nash 13 Aug 2012

There's some inner meaning for you in it, i'm sure. This has happened to me a few times - a compulsion to paint something with no idea why except it was the right thing to do. You've expressed all the patterns, flow and angles well - doesn't matter if it's accurate. Just makes a great picture for your viewers. If you just titled it that way to have a title, you can change that. It's a Study in Contrasts and Shadows? Nice one.

Gwenlyn Norton 17 Aug 2012

Thanks Cindy and Gail. We are learning as we go, aren't we?

Mani DeShong 18 Aug 2012

This is gorgeous! I love the angle you decided to take on the staircase. The colours add depth to the picture. At first, I really did think this was a photograph.

The shadows are spot on. The shading is absolutely gorgeous. the top section of stairs aren't all equal, but that adds characteristicto the piece.

This really is amazing. Good job!

Gwenlyn Norton 19 Aug 2012

Thanks, Mani. It was a struggle, at best.

Colette Verrier 19 Aug 2012

It's a remarkably intriguing painting - the black & white is simple yet classic - great job.

Gwenlyn Norton 20 Aug 2012

Thanks, Colette, for your kind words.

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