Monday, March 17, 2008

Daffodills anyone?

ok folks it's Spring!! found this amazing daffodill woods,you got to see it to believe it...
oil on panel 6x8"

28 comments:

Cara said...

Beautiful - makes me hopeful that this cold ugly weather may one day come to an end. This is a lovely painting -

rob ijbema said...

yellow is the color of hope Cara,
glad i could give you a touch of spring and...hope
thanks!

Sheila Vaughan said...

Great Spring paintings Rob. Wonderful colour in this daffodil one. Your work always makes me think I ought to get out there and have a go at some plein air stuff myself.

Mary Sheehan Winn said...

Rob, thank you for visiting my blog. I so admire your work and cherish your comments on my paintings.

rob ijbema said...

nice to hear from you again Sheila.
what is stopping you?
you'll love being out there with the birds singing,sun on your face and real colors!

rob ijbema said...

my pleasure Mary,you are doing a great job yourself!

Jennifer McChristian said...

Oooooh... I would love to skip through that field with nothing but a straw hat on.
Daffodils happen to be my favorite blossom!
Gorgeous piece by the way!
Happy Spring my friend.....

rob ijbema said...

it's not often i'm lost for words Jennifer,but you got me there,hahaha!
just let me concentrate on the painting first...
thanks for starting my day with a good laugh and wonderfull vision!

Pablo said...

This one deserves to be my new wallpaper ;)

rob ijbema said...

thank you Pablo,that is a big compliment,it must be well spring where you are.

Ryan Evans said...

Nice composition Rob

Spring is in the air!

Ryan

rob ijbema said...

cheers Ryan,suppose Spring is a bit later up in Scotland,

Frank Gardner said...

Very cool. I like how you simplified the scene Rob. Nice purples and greens with yellow.
It is good to see the photo of the location and how you interpreted it.

Jack Riddle said...

Beautiful work Rob. Love the brushwork, the brilliant touches of color. Your photos are lovely, too and your interpretations of them very poetic. I'll visit often and post a link if OK. Jack

rob ijbema said...

hi Frank,thanks for stopping by.
my main aim was to keep it simple while cramming in as many daffs as possible

rob ijbema said...

thanks for your glowing comments Jack,you make me feel good!
i will return the link...

Roy Simmons said...

Been looking through all your work, discovered you on the art forum. Your art is direct , honest and quite superb! Heres wishing you continued success!

Roy.

rob ijbema said...

thanks Roy,that is a really nice way of putting it,eventhough at times it can be quite a struggle...

Todd Bonita said...

Thats really beautiful Rob..it has a real gentle quietness to it. You're making these look easy.

rob ijbema said...

Hi Todd,it was fantastic standing amongst all that yellow...
easy? i know you know better...
but yes i didn't have to suffer for this one.
thanks for your kind words!

slimjohnson said...

Lovely complementary colors, Rob --- and those lambs from your last posting are simply terrific!!

rob ijbema said...

thanks Slim,always feel sorry for those lambs,why are they born so early,they have to cope with a lot of bad weather...

Frank A. said...

It's a beauty, Rob..( Let me know if you need snow for this.) :-)

Take care..

rob ijbema said...

hey Mister snowmaster!
funny you should say that,we had a sprinkling of the white stuff overnight...but gone in the morning.
snow and daffodils would make for an intersting picture

Elio said...

I hope you remember all these places when I come to the UK.

Wow what a location.

I love the harmony you selected for the background.

E

Keith Tilley said...

Hello Rob. I've just had a look here after your visit to my blog. I like your work, it has an intimate quality to it. I like the way you go for the things that interest you and not necessarily the picturesque views.
We haven't got any daffodils up here in the North of Scotland yet, but hopefully it won't be long.

rob ijbema said...

all depends on the season Elio
this scene would be boring without all that cad yellow...but yes come round and i'll show you Wales

rob ijbema said...

hang on Keith,it won't be long
sometimes i think my work is a bit to sweet,so it is nice to hear you say that...thanks