Watching the boat
Posted: July 18, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized 8 CommentsNow that the symposium is over in Santo Domingo I have been thinking about upcoming workshops in Portland and Montreal. Today I focused on different ways to compose a picture. This beach scene was way more chaotic but I eliminated the details that would detract from the composition. Like the beach aerobics class going on in the background ( I saved the topless women in the group for my life drawing exercises later!) and the banana boats flying by in the water.
Beautiful . You have captured the mood plus the composition is super.
Thanks Martha. It’s great to have the time to paint!
I can smell the salt air! Too bad we do not have palm trees in Portland as I think you have mastered them!
Love it, feels I’m right there week
Thanks for posting your thought process and sketches throughout your symposium week it was very generous of you.
Elaine
Well this is a bit freaky… you have been in the tropics for a week but these beach and palm tree paintings make it look like you have been painting these scenes all your life. You’re not going to do a Gauguin on us are you?
It’s certainly tempting to give up painting in my car all winter. I think Gauguin had a good thing going there.
No… I don’t think so.
Beaches, palm trees, tropical nights, summer breezes and friendly locals are all over-rated… a couple of weeks of that and you would be really restless… itching to get back into your car in the snow, painting the backstreets of Montreal. 🙂
You’re right. It’s too pretty here. I need to see some Montreal back alleys soon.