Oil on Panel
with Palette Knife
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Another plein air painting from Florida. This one was made near sunset.
Showing posts with label sea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sea. Show all posts
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Monday, June 5, 2017
Sea and Sky
Oil on Panel
with Palette Knife
SOLD
Here is a new plein air painting from Florida's Gulf Coast. This one focuses on the color relationships between the sky and the shore. I was intrigued how some of the shadow colors on the shore matched the deeper shades in the clouds. I'm glad I got up early to capture this painting. By the time I finished, a storm front was blowing in.
Plein Air Painter’s Tip:
Some of you pros may already know this, but today I discovered a handy painting hack. If you're using a french easel, you can position your canvas in such a way so you can use the top of the easel lid to act as a guide for your horizon line. See how the horizon line runs right across the top of the easel lid in the action shot below.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Pacifica
30 Paintings in 30 Days: September, 2014—Day 25
While on vacation in California last summer, I was fascinated by an exhibit of undersea kelp. The exhibit simulated ocean current, making the kelp wave with the flow of the water. I thought it would make a great abstract painting. This is a fist study of what I hope someday will be a larger piece.
While on vacation in California last summer, I was fascinated by an exhibit of undersea kelp. The exhibit simulated ocean current, making the kelp wave with the flow of the water. I thought it would make a great abstract painting. This is a fist study of what I hope someday will be a larger piece.
Friday, June 6, 2014
A Storm Rolled In
6"x6" Oil on Gessoed Panel
with Palette Knife
SOLD
Seven Days on 30-A: Day 6
This is one of my favorite paintings. Until now, I have never experienced a stormy day on the beach. It was so much fun to paint. All of the colors drastically changed. The horizon and sky became an abstract of line and shape. Fortunately, our beach house had a covered porch from which to paint, but I still go wet in the end. It was a fast and frantic printout, but totally worth it!
This is one of my favorite paintings. Until now, I have never experienced a stormy day on the beach. It was so much fun to paint. All of the colors drastically changed. The horizon and sky became an abstract of line and shape. Fortunately, our beach house had a covered porch from which to paint, but I still go wet in the end. It was a fast and frantic printout, but totally worth it!
Monday, June 2, 2014
Holiday
8"x10" Oil on Gessoed Panel
with Palette Knife
SOLD
Seven Days on 30-A: Day 2
On day two, the sea was calm and beach-goers were enjoying the beach to the fullest—grouped in islands of tents, umbrellas and chairs. The waves were mild and the colors were brilliant. Facing east was particularly colorful. The sun was lighting up the high-rise condos a few miles down the coast. It was a beautiful day full of colorful fun and sun.
On day two, the sea was calm and beach-goers were enjoying the beach to the fullest—grouped in islands of tents, umbrellas and chairs. The waves were mild and the colors were brilliant. Facing east was particularly colorful. The sun was lighting up the high-rise condos a few miles down the coast. It was a beautiful day full of colorful fun and sun.
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Evening Haze
6"x6" Oil on Gessoed Panel
with Palette Knife
SOLD
Seven Days on 30-A: Day 1
Hello Beach! We arrived at the beach house in the mid afternoon. Our luggage still in the car, we took off our shoes and walked on the soft, white sands of Florida’s Gulf Coast. We smelled the sea air, felt the warm breeze on our faces and gazed at the beauty of the ocean. The afternoon light was beginning to turn the sea into a dazzling display of light. After a hurried unloading and quick-change, we came back out to play. For me, playing meant painting the changing colors of the hazy afternoon light. It was as refreshing to my soul as splashing in the ocean waves—which I also did with my family.
Hello Beach! We arrived at the beach house in the mid afternoon. Our luggage still in the car, we took off our shoes and walked on the soft, white sands of Florida’s Gulf Coast. We smelled the sea air, felt the warm breeze on our faces and gazed at the beauty of the ocean. The afternoon light was beginning to turn the sea into a dazzling display of light. After a hurried unloading and quick-change, we came back out to play. For me, playing meant painting the changing colors of the hazy afternoon light. It was as refreshing to my soul as splashing in the ocean waves—which I also did with my family.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Harbor
with Palette Knife
SOLD
Have you ever looked at a harbor and all of the boats just seemed to blend together? That was the impression that I tried to convey in today's piece.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Evening Tide
6"x6" Oil on Gessoed Panel
with Palette Knife
SOLD
Fresh Catch Series #2
Today's painting is of the evening tide in the Gulf of Mexico. There is very little surf in the gulf. Sometimes, it is so calm that it seems as if someone simply turned off the "surf machine." By evening, the sea does manage to muster up some waves. Watch for a future painting of the morning tide to compliment this piece.
Today's painting is of the evening tide in the Gulf of Mexico. There is very little surf in the gulf. Sometimes, it is so calm that it seems as if someone simply turned off the "surf machine." By evening, the sea does manage to muster up some waves. Watch for a future painting of the morning tide to compliment this piece.
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