This is the result of a day on the beach in Beaufort, SC with the wind blowing fine sand into everything. There was a small spot of shade that I kept chasing during the day. All in all, it was a fun day painting.
This little one was done on site at High Falls, a state park not far from my home. The light moves very fast in the one little spot but I love how the sun hits those rocks. There are usually fishermen in the area and there is a goose that will eat out of your hand (with a little extra peck). Today there was a family with kids that put in two canoes it was a great shot but where is the camera when you need it. Can you feel the peace here?
This is the second done in the same setting. Two paintings in two and a half hours. That a record for me. Again there is a glare on the right side this time.
Art is what stirs me. It can be the beauty of God's creation or the colors in a still life set-up or just the mood. I love it all, the challenge of it, the excitment and/or frustation as it evolves and the satisfaction when I think it is completed. There is always the striving to better one's self through the process which takes a life time, one never "arrives". I have painted in some form or other most of my life, taking courses & workshops every chance I get which goes into what I am as an artist. I am constantly evolving as an artist. I focused on pastel for good while but am adding oil painting back into what I do. My goal is to paint several times a week, who knows I may even get up to a painting a day but there are grandkids to enjoy which might slow me down (I have eight). I paint in my studio and have begun doing plein air. And I might enter a show or two again to add to my award ribbons collection. It's all fun!