My submission for Illustration Friday's "pattern" theme is a painting that will be used on a wine label for Cornell Winery. This is an amazing little area and the buildings are quaint and old timey. The person that made this building employed many different materials, which in turn has created an array of many "patterns". I will be painting another building in this area as well. I embellished the vineyard aspect in this painting for the owner of the winery because in fact a beautiful park is there called Peter Strauss Ranch against a mountain backdrop. This was the perfect angle of the building for me as it highlights this unique steeple. It is a historical landmark area and I am quite taken with the place. Quite a few vineyards and wine tasting establishments have sprung up in the canyons of Malibu in the last few years. I enjoy creating wine labels and when the printing is finished I will repost.
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My backyard is State Park so these critters are coming close to our home because it is very, very hot the last few days. I put some water out for them :) copyright 2009 Valerie Walsh
48 comments:
La casita es preciosa, felicidades. Que ternura de animalitos, es un gusto vivir en un sitio tan bello. Un saludo.
really nice...the perspective and the patterns give it a kind of folky charm. the rows of grapes in the background are handled beautifully too.
WOW! I love this Val! I love all that extra detail you put in this!
Hi Valerie,
Nice illustration and Kudos on the HGTV spot!
Benissimo!
Ciao, amica mia!
Robert
So cool! I love the illo and love it even more because it is on a wine label. That is fantastic. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful weekend.
very very cool! it has that feeling of jackson hole wyoming
WHEN did you do this, val? is this brand new? i love the vineyards in the background, so simple and effective.
i'm slow to figure out how to enter with uprinting. it's not just leaving you a comment, right?
xoxoxo!!!!!
val, damn straight you need to show up on blogland lane! i would be most unhappy living there without you!
you can move in with me if you need a place to stay. of course!!
xoxo
See this would work for a person like me. I love wine bottle labels!! I love the art on some of them and here you are getting ready to share yours with us! What a fabulous illustration. Very well done. It's great. I loved you on,"That's Clever" You are so very talented and I know your family must be so very proud of you!! Cause I am! YOU GO VAL!!!!
i like labels like your work. this is very attractive and creates an honest and warm feeling-because the building is well-lighted and neat.....and so i was talking to myself and saying, ohh this is where this wine's produced....it makes a buyer to know more about the product, the company.....not just reading a name with a logo.
I want to come hang out in your back yard!! :-)
I have to buy a case of the wine. When is this label coming out? Oh Val! I just love how you create. I had to remove your video because it was causing upload problems for some of my friends whose network bans You Tube. So I was sorry to see that go. I only had it for two days.
Ahhh! beautiful Topanga Park Those animals are beautiful. Just make sure the bears don't come close! Are there bears there?
Someday I have to drag Bella with me to come and meet you.
Great submission for pattern--! I want to live there too (get me out of apartments! blech)
This place you painted reminds me of a great wooden building up in Idaho near where I used to live. Near Coeur d' Alene...wonderful place and beautiful environment. Your deer photos remind me of that too!
dood
oh, yes, you must post the labels once they are printed! you always have a novel approach - never seen rows of grapes done like this - very nice coming over the hillside!
your HGTV piece is great! i learhed a lot!
I love your wine labels. The pattern of the vines is awesome. You have such an enormous capacity to create with imagination, its wonderful. I'd love to follow (couldn't see where your followers list was?) and to put a link on mine about your giveaway, but without some help not sure how to do it.
I can't wait to see this all printed up, it's a stunning painting with such beautiful details. Congratulations.
Those photographs are so lovely too.
I love those vines coming over the hill...cool!
The only critters we've seen an abundance of lately are snakes. Someone killed a 6ft long timber rattler near my house the other day. I think I'll stay inside until winter!
Beautiful as usual Valerie! Kisses
Wow! Just very very beautiful!
I love your all your creative creation on houses.
I wonder whether I can stay here or not! It could be a dream!
Loving the bricks' details and the background landscape.
It's a neat inspirational piece. Happy weekends and bye Valerie!
I like the way it was constructed. My baby will be overwhelmed if she sees the deer.
that one turned out really nice val.
Your work it's so nice, thanks for your comments. Kisses
Hi Val! Makes you want to run out and buy the wine, just to collect the label. What a wonderful backyard as well.
Hi Val!!! this house is amazing!!! and I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeed your video ...that house clock is so neat...you are so much fun to watch!!!
Have a wonderful day!!!
Hugs
Diana
oh wow, it does look amazing!
The painting is absolutely goregous! I can't wait to see it as a label.
Val... one of the many things I like about you is your kind spirit and your love of animals!
Very Nice Val!
I totally love the textures of this little house my friend!.. it gives it a lot of live!..
PS: what of cute friends you have in your backyard!
Bea-u-ti-ful!!! Love the rolling hills & evening sky in this Val, really caught my eye and of course the wonderful patterns :>
Off to enter your giveaway...
Hugs,
Laura
Hola!!! thanks for your comment about my paintings :)
My last name is Matich (with H) It was changed when my grandfather came to Argentina. Originally it's Matic (without H) and I like to use it in my paintings and illustrations.
Hugs!!!
Farms houses, vineyards, theses things reminds me something like my dog's fave place...
:D
Breautiful picture!
About the "bambi": see? You deserve good neighbours!
:D
What a perfect picture for a label! i have to admit, i do buy wine for the art :)
a wonderful illustration for a magic place ... find places in your country through your artwork generates in me the desire to visit those places!!!
These seems like a bit of a departure from your usual style but still has that foundation I like about your work...but I have to say I really enjoy this one...great detail work...
I live in the wine country of Oregon and LOVE the patterns of the grapevines on the rolling hills--This will be a beautiful addition to the wine bottles!
What a wonderful illo! And congratulations on it becoming a wine label!!!!!
Congratulations on your wonderful wine label illustration!!! That is a SUPER piece..and I'm sure they love it. The patterns are impressive and you should be so proud to have created something that will last for many many years.
What a fabulous painting! As always, of course! Fun pics of the deer, too! :)
Val, no one does housescapes like you do. No one. This is incredibly charming and will make a beautiful label. Wow, look at that architecture!
Oh, Val. The painting is so beautiful. Congrats on the Wine label. I love the patterns in that house. Very interesting piece indeed.
I also love your critters. They are so cute. What a backyard!
Wouldn't it be awesome if Dept. 56 made this into an actual collectible. I want to go there!
Val, you are a hoot! As soon as I saw your wonderful comment, I started hearing that theme playing in my head.
Thanks for the reminder!
Have a great weekend.
Thanks for your words my friend.. they really made my day.. =)
Primo! And how cool is the HGTV video! You're a true star!
this is wonderful. I love wine labels, that's how I pick out my wine, it's very scientific. One of my brothers has been in the wine business for years and is trying to start a vineyard in his backyard, which is pretty funny, grapes are so temperamental.
So charming and well suited for a wine label! I like the evening sky with warm lights in the windows:) Awesome job!
Love your wine label! Very charming.
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