This painting of Budapest is large, 2’x4′. This painting was done from a nighttime photograph. What is surprising about this painting is how the sky came out, and what I also like is the orange/red of the dome of the Parliament building to draw the eye. One criticism I have though is that the Bridge should have a slight arch– it is too flat. This is small painting of Budapest, 8″x10″. My next-door neighbor happens to be Hungarian, and she is a much better artist than I am. She changed the feel of this painting and improved it by telling me to put the blue in the foreground of the Chain Bridge which made a nice difference. This painting is of the Sikator in Buda looking towards Pest. The right half of the painting is fairly good with the shadows on the white wall, but I don’t think I succeeded in getting the light and shadows right on the yellow building. Margit Bridge. Not a great painting.This is of a building in Budapest. I think; it might also be a building in Pecs. I was painting this outside in my backyard when my daughter, Anna, who was three years old at the time, picked up my brush and made a broad, bold stroke on one the shadowed areas and it worked. I like to think that this building came out in the manner of John Singer Sargent. If anyone recognizes this building please let me know. Another painting from the Buda Castle District. This was a quick study and it’s not bad. The Buda Castle Lutheran Church is in the background. This is a view of Buda. This is a very small painting, 4″x12″.This painting is of the old Elizabeth Bridge. I took more than a few liberties with the colors as the photograph that this is based off of is a black and white. This painting is of the Chain Bridge in Budapest. I took this photograph in 2007. I like this painting but there is something about the unevenness of the lions that I’m not sure if I like or not. This painting is of the Budapest opera house.
Paintings By Szekely 