Friday, September 10, 2021

Aquamarine


 



















Aquamarine

6 in. x 6 in., acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas    

$100 unframed (no frame necessary)

A fresh wave painting before summer ends, in sun-kissed shades of aquas and greens, captured on another recent trip to the Maine coast. These waves were lighting up Wells Beach during morning walk when the sun was mid-sky and out to sea. When the light is coming through the back of the wave crest, the color gets greener than the rest of the water, and the cool jewel tones in this piece makes the feel full of summer and light and warmth. 
 

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Split

















Split

6 in. x 6 in., acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas    

$100 unframed (no frame necessary)

Another small still life of a gorgeous avocado, sliced in half.  The underpainting is violet and you can see it give some life to the creamy surface the avocado sits on, and of course in the shadow areas. The purply color makes the yellow and green in the ripe flesh more... delicious. This was a fun study, and another piece I painted as a participant in Instagram's weekly #foodpaintchallenge. Photo reference courtesy of @dennispfeil.art .