Sunset on Salisbury Beach

As I wrote in my previous post, I love sunsets...I also love the beach. When I first started this blog I said I'd be posting more than just pictures of my paintings and I haven't done so. SInce I have not had much time to paint, I figured I'd post this picture of a sunset I photographed at Salisbury Beach on Wednesday night. The colors were not that vivid, but the clouds were breathtaking.

Maybe someday I'll have time to paint this, but I've got to finish what I've started first. I'm still painting...trying to focus on oils and put the pastels aside for a bit. I feel I'm at a good stage with my pastel work and I'd like my oil painting skills to improve, so I have one pastel to finish and I'm going to focus on oil through the remainder of the summer and through the winter. I won't put the pastels down completely...they work very well with my lifestyle and I love using them. I'm going to try to get some work in this weekend...stay tuned!

Sunsets...

What can I say about sunsets...a true gift...especially with the beautiful weather we're having today.

I haven't seen one in a while. Actually this is probably the last beautiful one I've seen. This was along the marsh coming from Sandy point two summers ago around 7:30pm. It was hot...around 85 degrees at the time. A good one gives you such a chill.

I've been dying to paint this...It's a 6x8 (i think) in pastel. I love the sky...I actually saw some deer along the marsh that night...not in this picture, but maybe I'll paint that next. Hope you like it...

View from a humpback...

This is an image of one of the many lighthouses on Cape Ann I shot years ago on a whale watch, when my life was tame...before what it is today. I love lighthouses...something about their presence...after all these years still standing, not necessarily working like they used to, but none the less, still there...LOL.

This is a small one, but means a lot. I don't have a lot of time to paint (stay tuned...that's a post for another time) It's a 4x4 in pastel, but I love it. Do You ever have that feeling when you paint, even though it may not be your best work, but you feel the painting is just right?

This one speaks volumes.

Changes coming...

I've been a bit busy lately...what can I say....lot's going on. I've changed the look of my blog, was kinda bored with it. I hope you like it. I have some other ideas so I'm going to be working on it a bit more lately. Comments are always welcome. Thanks!

Portrait

This is a portrait I did in Robin's class last week. It's my first attempt at charcoal in 20 years. I was pretty pleased with it. I think it looks just like the model, minus the angry scowl :-) .My son said it was "AWESOME"...so i'll take it. He usually tells it like it is. Other words he's used to explain my art have been..."neat," "cool" and "awkward," so when I get an "awesome" I'm happy.

The Beach - 18x24 Pastel

This is a large pastel that I've been working on for about 10 months...This is the Hampton Reservation...the clouds were so dramatic that day. Not sure if I captured what should have been, but I really struggle with clouds in pastel and oil so this is quite an achievement for me. I'm happy with it.

Untitled...6x8 Oil on Masonite

This is another beach painting that I'm very, very proud of...I better be...I spent about 16 months on this one. It's a painting of my youngest son and Robin's daughter. It was a very long process that I almost quit on a couple times, but robin was so helpful in getting me through this painting! like my other beach painting, I love it! Funny, I don't have names for either (the paintings, not kids), so feel free to help me out. I'm going to begin work on another beach oil very soon, it's got water, clouds, kids-OH MY! Those who know me, know my struggle with clouds, so this should be an adventure. Any way, I hope you like this. Thanks for looking.