Golden Sunrise, 24 x 24 Oil on Linen Seascape

 

I went straight from painting a sunny beach with a baby sitting on it to this. The beauty of the ocean is a moveable feast, endlessly changing.

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Morning Has Come, 8x10 Oil on Panel Seascape Sunrise

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We have spectacular sunrises here on the Space Coast of Florida. Our skies seem to get every possible color, and I even enjoy it when there is a big storm off the coast and the colors are very gray. The excitement of what the clouds are doing makes up for the lack of color in that situation. This particular morning no color was lacking, and I have tried to capture them all.

I'm trying to be more colorful after studying with Elio Camacho last week. Here is my journal page after his workshop. Those little things are shrimp; if I put in every shrimp we ate there would be no room for Elio's big dog. Seafood on Amelia Island...yum!

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Sunrise, 6x6 Oil Painting on Canvas Panel, Seascape

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The ocean and sky put on a show most every day. The colors and shapes change, and even the beach changes drastically when the ocean becomes very exciting and pounds it with surf and erosion. However, this day was a very calm one, and I get a peaceful feeling looking at this painting.

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Ocean Dawn, 8x8 Oil on Canvas

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While ice storms are predicted today for much of the country, I get to see scenes like this while walking on the beach. I am very fortunate. I was interviewed after winning a competition and was asked, "Where in the whole world would you most like to live?" After thinking for a moment I responded, "Right here." I like to think I have always known when I was well off. 

Here Comes the Sun, 6x6 Oil on Canvas

This was a very misty morning. All my photos were so mysterious and peaceful-looking, and some are really asking to be painted large. I will do that one of these days.

I'm not posting as frequently as usual, just because I am frequently off to find new things to paint. Coming soon: the Olympic Peninsula.

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Sunrise in the Heartland, 8 x 8 Oil on Canvas

This was painted from a windshield photo of the stark fields along Highway 30 in Illinois. There are many Hopper-esque farmhouses in the middle of huge bare fields, and there was still a bit of snow on the edges of the road. Even barren, lonely cornfields have a melancholic sort of beauty.

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Morning Sea, 4x5 Oil on Canvas

I went small on this one. I love the colors of the sky and ocean in the morning. Sometimes they don't even look real.

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The Pieces of 8 had a wonderful luncheon this week and exchanged our very creative gifts. Here's the happy group:

View from the Top, 20x20 Oil on Canvas

When the Pieces of 8 were in North Carolina, this is the sort of view that greeted us every morning from Cindy's balcony. I don't think I have done it justice. The mountains are like islands in the clouds.

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My good news: I am featured in an article in Space Coast Living Magazine, a beautiful local publication. Here's the link: Link to article

Morning, 6x8 Oil on Canvas Panel

While on the farm in Pennsylvania, I was delighted to see the warm morning light and the mist in the distance. I am submitting this to the Daily Paintworks Help Africa challenge. The proceeds will be donated to Mercy Corps.

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Beach Sortie, 10x8

I love the ocean. I don't mind the sand, the sun, or the salt. I enjoy the pelicans flying by looking for breakfast, too. It's amazing how beautiful they are in flight and how homely they are sitting on a post.

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Golden Horizon, 5x7

Now I'm really experimenting. I painted this sunrise over gold gesso, leaving some of the gesso showing.

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Breakfast Time, 8x10

Another of the variations of color and light from our beach. Early morning is a good time for colorful scenes, as well as a good time to catch lots of birds in action.

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