YES ! That's a really good painting - good feeling, the calm before the storm. And i love Noir Desir (french band as me :) )

intense painting,i like that le bleu umbrellas,its more expressionistic than impressionistic,guess they r the main theme of it(i would have cut a part of the sky to focus on that)

Actually the sky has to be that large in my intention. Also because the previous one I painted for Flowers and Sky was really.. bad styled, and I wanted to ... show i can paint also a certain decent kind of cloudy one ;) Anyway the blue umbrellas were actually. blue umbrellas, nothing expressionistic there :) it was the real colour they had actually :) Thanx also to you Kooala :)

Simply beautiful Meli. This painting is so vibrant and full of life... I want to be there!

Bravo! The composition is wonderful and the colors are beautiful!

What is very good is how you did not fight the difference in plumb between the beach umbrellas caused by the incline of the beach and the true plumb of the vertical edge of the building behind. Like the tilted faces in your portraits this takes a lot of patience and practice. Great lines.

Beautiful work Meli. Great colors and composition. Excellent depth! I love the words to the song and wish that I could hear it with the music. Outstanding work!

Incredible, to me - my heart hurts a little, but is lifted at the same time. The light is so poignant. Thank you!

Wonderful range of colour. Yes, you have been able to pull off the sense of depth in the sky. At first i was unsure of the pending storm (darkening clouds in the upper right) because it drew my attention away to quickly, but the column of light clouds in the center draws my eyes down to the beach again. Very good use of colour to direct the viewers eye. Well Done! :) retrocity

Your painting is superb in all details: The composition is very impressive, your choice of colours is vibrant and beautiful... also the light in your work looks brilliant!!! - - All in all: a masterpiece, friend :-)))))

guys, and ladies, thanx to you all :) I have not time today for carefully thankin you.. but tomorrow I will gain a decent time online (busy with workin matter...sigh) A warm hug to everyone :)

It has a very powerful effect :) You feel free at one second, then darkness arising right after..and so it goes around and around. Intriguing :) And wonderful.

I find myself wanting to be walking on that beach with no one else around. This image really transports me. Wonderful.

A powerful expressive image! (I like the song very much, and I almost hoped to see a picture connected with it)... Great use of colours! (Now I wish you had seen the lighting and colours I saw from my window yesterday morning!...)

Awesome! :)

this is superb, hats off. it also knocked my socks off! since i'm now unclothed, time for a swim at your wonderful beach! i hope you have access to a large printer, this would be great at large size!

I don't need to print it :) I have it on paper, since it's painted :) Thanx for the lovely words again, it's great to know I have suggested some beauty to your minds and hearts. I didn't ask for more than this :) THANX :)

Wow, this has turned out a stunning composition in colour Meli..........magnificent !!!! It's not too disimilar to the effect of the seascapes painted by Eugene Boudin, the French Impressionist imo.

you have a fantastic skill! this is excellent! great contrasts. this pice has some "movement" to it, it seems to be dynamic! I wish I would be able to paint like this - It is not my style but I need it for the academy :)

Eccellente immagine, Melania! Mi piace moltissimo il tuo cielo ed i tuoi colori!! Mi ricorda la spiaggia di Cecina, dove sono stato molti anni fa. Ottimo anche il disegno e la scelta della poesia di complemento ed accompagnamento dell'immagine! Brava davvero!!! Ciao da Roma!

Thanx to Alan, to ElPollo (wow.. it feels great to have you praising one of my works.. and with the colours!!!!Thanx:)) and moreover to Francesco!!!!!! Grazie un miliardo di volte... sono una fanatica dei tuoi lavori!!!!!!!!!!!!!! E' un gigantesco onore avere il tuo nome sotto uno dei miei lavori...sniff :) Grazie!!

Jaime vraiment la peinture et les parole Noir Dir continue ton bon travail :P jespere en voir plus TKF

This is really gorgeous. The sky and clouds are so well done. It kinda reminds me of Italy again...s-gh- I should go back there soon :) From a distance it looks lo life-like! Oh and as far as the pop tunes are concerned...ehm, well...Generation Y (Why?) likes prefabrictaed teenage taste. Or as i could aslo say it: - The cultural farm Where wealth and concept meat Are forged into standards Which we breathe as the rules we read Maybe one day you could teach me italian, so I could say the following quite proficiently: gradisco il modo il vostro combustibile degli occhi il mio battito cardiaco. :)

Ta much to Killer and Synd (do you see someone deleted her rdicolus comment? NOw she's makin abmlober tiresome.. oh, these people living in shadow..)..:P) I don't really get what you would have loved to say in Italian.. but when you like to have teachin lesson, ask me and I am here , and if you'll ever be in Florence, let me know and I'll be happy to show you the town :)Anyway, I put lots of effort in the clouds, i am glad you love them :)

great colors........strong and vibrant...bright sunny day, but darkness resides on the horizion......hmmmm......very nice work..!!

I was told about this one the other day, but then I had no time to log in and comment,and moreover I had to save yet my pics I posted before. I am sorry, I should have come and feel immediatly all I do now watching this masterpiece. Definitely your best paint to date.And a great song too.

Nice Painting, I especially love the way the brooding darkness on the right seems to be stealing light and colour from the scene, good work! :~? En musique francaise, j'aime Louise Attaque!!

You don't stop to amaze me, Meli! My mind can travel and I can Imagine to be there, with this big and imposing sky, a golden beach and no people there, only the silence, broken from the wind... Excellent to me. :-)

Meli, je ne sais pas comment m'expresser pour ce pie. Toujours, tu me donne l'inspiration de continuer avec mes dessins, mais celle-ci m'inspire d'apprendre le peinture. Tu ne peux pas comprendre comment celle-ci me rejoint. Merci mille fois!

wonderful painting, Melli! amazing colors and technique. again it reminds me of the impressionism. looks a bit like Rimini ?!