View From the Rooftop St Bernards Hotel

Virginia McGowan

View From the Rooftop St Bernards Hotel

an oil painting painted from the rooftop at the St.Bernards Hotel Tamborine MountainTamborine, over looking the escarpment and the Tamborine National Park

On the horizon the land you can see is South Stradbrook Island the blue is the passage of water between,if you look carefully the yellow/orange of the cliff face can be seen I only represented thes by a few pale brushstrokes.

View From the Rooftop St Bernards Hotel belongs to the following groups:

All Around the Styles, Landscape Painting, Oil Painting, Realist Traditional Art, Shameless Self-Promotion, The Beauty of Nature (Nothing Man-Made), The Greatest View in the World and The true beauty Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

View From the Rooftop St Bernards Hotel by Virginia McGowan
  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    magnificent work

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    gee thanks shanghaiwu

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    magnificent work

  • hilarydougill

    hilarydougill

    Glorious artwork, beautiful imagery and wonderful colours, so very well executed. Fantastic picture. hugsxxx

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thank You Hilary hugs appreciated.

  • Maximus

    Maximus

    Oh lovely. :)

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks Max :-)

  • Irene  Burdell

    Irene Burdell

    Really stunning work Ginny.

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks Irene I have a series I thought this one was already here …loosing the plot !!

  • hirst

    hirst

    Another beauty, lovely work!!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks Shirley

  • Enivea

    Enivea

    I love everything about it, the colours, perspective, all just superb!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks so much I have a few of these!! must check where.

  • Kathie Nichols

    Kathie Nichols

    Ah yes, I recognise that incredible view….excellent artwork Ginny….wow!!!!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks Kathie this view is even better from the top probably not able to get up there now. I did a weekend workshop a couple of years ago.

  • Estelle O'Brien

    Estelle O'Brien

    I love your style here Gini….fantastic perspective. I haven’t been up there for years!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    super place Estelle.

  • Kim Bender

    Kim Bender

    Beautiful art….............. well done!!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thank you Kim

  • Karin  Taylor
  • Virginia McGowan replied

    karin I love your banners…((()))

  • Jim Caldwell

    Jim Caldwell

    Terrific work, Ginny

  • RLHall

    RLHall

    Beautiful work, Ginny :-)))

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks Rhonda

  • poupoune

    poupoune

    exquisite view and painting!!!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks Poupoune being a bird would be so much fun being able to see more.

  • Virginia McGowan
  • catherine walker

    catherine walker

    Another beauty!!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks Catherine I did a few of these I’ll photograph the other one day and put them on

  • robyn nuttall

    robyn nuttall

    lovely Ginnymac—you have caught the atmosphere beautifully! Funnily enough I have a water colour of this view somewhere (half done)!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks robyn I hate having watercolour half done! never ever get to finish i have a few versions of this I did it over an old painted over other pics wished I’d taken some new canvases. rather hard to do going over old paint.

  • Rosalie Scanlon

    Rosalie Scanlon

    Beautiful Ginny, I really like your style.

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks Rosalie re style it always comes out as it comes out at the time ,somehow I don’t seme to have much control! sometime I think it has a lot to do with the surface I use ??

  • Teleis

    Teleis

    here too…love your colors!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks so much Donna,

  • debsphotos

    debsphotos

    Excellent colours and image Gini!!! *-)

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks Deb

  • Jakki O

    Jakki O

    Beautiful ginny and I like the texture too!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks Jak texture sems to work okay thanks is because I painted over some other pics as you [I]do!

  • Shylie Edwards

    Shylie Edwards

    love it beacause it is so simple!!!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks Shylie.

  • NewAgeVisionz

    NewAgeVisionz

    Very beautiful artwork, lovely landscape and I especially like the soft pastel colors you chose…

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thankyou so much!! really pleased you like it. I have others but in more green tones.I did a few over the days up on the roof! [Flat of course!]

  • cheetaah

    cheetaah

    What a great view, wants me to go and live there, this is amazing, lovely view, lovely colors. xoxo

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks so much, Hasmig .some truly beautiful views. all this area used to be a huge volcano , The vulcanic rim goes for miles ..

  • Mariaan Krog Art Portfolio

    Mariaan Krog A...

    Incredibly beautiful!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    many thanks Mariaan, ....Gini

  • Alan Findlater

    Alan Findlater

    very good work

  • Virginia McGowan

    Virginia McGowan

    appreciate your comment so much Alan thanks.

  • RhondaR

    RhondaR

    Beautiful work Ginny.

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks Rhonda ..

  • jennyfnf

    jennyfnf

    Your Country has such stunning colours in its views. This is fantastic:-)

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    yes super view be fun to be a bird…thanks for the comment.

  • AnaCBStudio

    AnaCBStudio

    Gorgeous painting…love the textures and colors

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks Ana much appreciated.

  • Beatriz R. Aldridge

    Beatriz R. Ald...

    Hello Ginny,

    Beautiful painting!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    Hi Beatriz . just spotted your comment!! thankyou nice to see you.

  • Colombe  Cambourne

    Colombe Cambo...

    This is really beautiful. Love the colours

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks you Columbe , I hope to catch up with your site some time..

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    You are such a gifted lady – this is glorious.

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    aww thanks Rosalie ,,I think your works a fabulous.

  • Heidi Garner

    Heidi Garner

    What bright colours! Colourful colours :) A warm painting, makes me feel content. Thank you.

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    a belated thanks ,Heidi1 (())

  • terezadelpilar

    terezadelpilar

    really really good!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    a Belated thankyou Tereze ((()) Gini.

  • Lynda Robinson

    Lynda Robinson

    Absolutely magnificent!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thankyou Linda! nice of you to always comment ((())) I did a few of these ,so much fun , way up on the roof of the Motell/Hotel , one weekend with a workshp with Jeff Makin , he had no input into my work except he said liked my clouds! The workshop was very interesting, and he just let us paint as we liked and just gave a critque later, there are lots of his work online,if you wanted to check him out, he is based in Melbourne and a friend of my ex teacher. up close his art is outstanding, gigantic canvases mainly .

  • Lynda Robinson

    Lynda Robinson

    Congratulations! This work has been featured in the Landscape Painting group.

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks very very much LyndaI’ll get back sometime…((()))

  • cobbybrook

    cobbybrook

    Love the use of paint and the colours – superb!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    Hi Cobby sooo nice to have you commenting on my pcs thanks so much…

  • PamAmos

    PamAmos

    I love the soft, pastel colours. A lovely tranquil painting.
    Pam :)

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks Pam I did a few on this I get muddled with one is which now!! as they are packed away out of site!

  • Les Smutz

    Les Smutz

    Great atmosphere!!! Congratulations on being featured!

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    thanks Les well I wish I could go there again it’s fabulous up on a 3 story roof above the rainforest …even though the flooring or roof was in need of replacing…. renovating.

  • Les Smutz

    Les Smutz

    Hehehe, I’ll volunteer to go and help fix it!! (IN exchange for an extended stay!!)

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    This artwork would make a great addition to our group The Beauty of Nature fabulous work…gina

  • Virginia McGowan replied

    HI Thank you very much Gina , Have done so, Gini.

  • Virginia N. Fred

    Virginia N. Fred

    Congratulations

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