Soirée à Paris 1800.

I have always loved to imagine going back in time to experience what the world was like then. This very feeling within me, got me creating this artwork. I had been to my local library where I found a book on life in France during the 1800s. The illustrations were mesmerizing, and they took me into Paris in the 1800s. This particular picture was so captivating, that I just had to recreate it on canvas, and so was born - Soirée à Paris 1800.
A 36" by 24" acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas artwork, Soirée à Paris 1800 was one I enjoyed to the fullest. Every single moment of creating this artwork was absolutely engaging. If you have been following me for some time, you would definitely know that putting in the minutest of details is what I enjoy the most, and this artwork gave me that opportunity to the fullest. Frankly I took this project up as a challenge, as my hubby said it would be too tedious to paint on such a large canvas. It took me close to 1 whole month to complete, but I usually go at a steady and slow pace, in order to get the best out of myself.
You must be wondering why it is completely in blue, well - I am the daughter of an architect and my dad used to always have blueprints of his architectural drawings at home. I used to help him out with the drawing part of any freelance projects that he used to take up. I have always had a fascination for those blueprints since, hence the blue color of this artwork. Blueprints were first introduced by Sir John Herschel in 1842. It involved the use of a photosensitive ferric compound used on light sensitive sheets. The sheets would turn blue leaving white lines where the drawing had been created. This allowed the rapid and accurate production of unlimited number of copies of technical and engineering drawings. Over time the term blueprint became synonymous with architectural and engineering technical drawings.

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Ritina is a visual fine artist, working in acrylics and oils, currently residing in Tennessee U.S.A. She was born in London and spent her childhood there.
During her formative years, she engaged in a great deal of painting techniques, like fabric painting, art on pottery, and wooden surfaces. She has always enjoyed creating beautiful landscapes, but at the same time she loved to create figures from Indian mythology.
A self-taught artist, who enjoys experimenting with different colors, hues and textures, Ritina’s art is full of bold and vibrant colors. She likes to bring those colors to life in her paintings and enjoys using various surfaces, mediums and textures for painting. She is always keen to try out something new. Her substrate could be anything from canvas, fabric, to wood or earthenware, basically anything that can hold the paint.
Landscapes being her favorite subject to paint, she still prefers to be a versatile artist, and paints whatever she finds aesthetically beautiful. Her artworks are usually in bold and bright colors, and she relishes incorporating the most minuscule of details into each piece.