Stormy Dunes

Stormy Dunes 9x12" Pastel on colorfix paper

     This is painting done off the small sketch study that I did recently. The sky was given some colors and the bushes turned into grass clumps. I enjoyed painting this one and spent some time trying to get the shallow water/beach edge to read right. Footprints were added for some interest up close.

     After painting this one I think that I will paint another in a larger format, perhaps I will be daring and go for 16x20".

Thanks for looking as always.

afternoon at the sea

5x7 Pastel on colorfix paper

Another ocean sketch, this one not so much about the water. I think that I will paint another of this larger and get more detailed variations in the sands, and work out some different placement of the grass clumps on the left side. This photo doesn't show the difference on highlights on the left dunes.
thanks for looking :)

The Rocky Shore

Pastel 5x7" on Black Canson Paper

Finally another painting.

I'm working hard on getting ocean water and my rocks to look as I intend them too. This one sat unfinished on my painting easil for a week while my computer was rebuilt. All my reference photos are of course....on my computer. This painting I decided to have the sunlight at a low point to the side. I was trying to get more colors into a very boring ref. photo to liven it up. I am scouring all my ocean photos for the next attempt.