I love to paint on location. These two paintings were completed during the Wet Paints event at the Phoenix Gallery in Bellport, NY during the summer of 2014.
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| "Bellport, Windy Day" (afternoon), Oil on Canvas, 16" x 20" |
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| Detail, "Bellport, Windy Day" |
Painting water as it is moving without reference to a photo is challenging, especially on a windy day as it was here. I find it necessary to sit and watch the water for a long time before actually applying the paint to the canvas. I look for shape and color in the waves, and at the relative size of the wave from horizon to shore. The brushmarks become an abstraction.
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| "Moored at Bellport" (painting in the morning). Oil on Canvas, 8" x 10" |
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detail, "Moored at Bellport"
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This small sailboat was difficult to get right because it is so small on the 8" x 10" canvas. It is only about 2 and a half inches high! Notice the relative smoothness of the water near the horizon as compared to the water at the bottom of the canvas. The whitecaps are still evident.
