Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat. He was drowned in the lake behind the castle by starving villagers.
This was painted for a dear friend's wife who was born 8 miles from the Castle. They honeymooned at the Castle in 1955.
I have added my preliminary stages for the painting below. The first is a block in step that establishes all the dark areas plus work on the sky. The second photo shows the painting with the background blocked in as well as the basics for the castle.
This is even prettier than the real castle!
Excellent! You have your own site. I thought it was too good.
Thanks everyone. This painting was a real challenge for me, and is one I wish I could have kept.
Like thisbpaitis aweot. The details in this and the colors. So pretty. I would definitely buy this painting. Wow I wish I could paint like this!
Beautiful fairy tale castle with so many details in it and around. It looks so sweet. Amazing painting!
Hi Wayne! You can now upload more images of your paintings, I'm sure a lot of people would live to see some detail shots of your works 😊
@Felix If you want to see his works https://waynecoleyart.com/
He is a professional artist.
The two smaller images below the painting show my early stages when painting the castle. I hope this helps someone.
Thanks for adding them! It's great to see some of the steps you take when creating a piece like this one
Amazing!!!
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The castle is a real gem, and what to say about the surrounding forest and those absolutely gorgeous mountains in that perfet sky!!!