Morning Surf...
I’m back from Higgin’s Beach, where I’ve been surfing and painting for the last week. It was alot of fun being at the beach, and painting some new scenes. I also had fun playing in the water. Now that I’m back, I’m getting thrown right back into reality with the rush of trying to get work ready for my upcoming show at the Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland. I can’t wait to see the show hanging, and I’m looking forward to dropping off the last few pieces.
Things around here are a little hectic, but I’m managing to get the garden off to a good start again this year. Hopefully the weeds won’t get out of control again as the summer picks up.
Posted on Wednesday June 3, 2009 | 9 Comments
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The perwinkle water against the turquoise sky is absolutely gorgeous, took my breat away when I opened it.
Wow, Colin, this paintings great! Awesome work. Wish I could see your show, hope you’ll post it online.
Nice brushwork. Color is great as always Colin. Hope the show goes well.
How’s your head?
Hi Tracey and Ed,
Thanks for stopping by. I’m really glad you enjoy this image. I was pretty excited about the color in this one… trying to find things to make a typical seascape a bit more fun.
Hey Frank,
I’ll let everyone know how the show goes. I think it’ll work out well. I’m looking forward to seeing it hung.
As for my head, for those who don’t know I had a surfing accident last weekend and got 13 stitches in my head. They were removed yesterday and I’m doing pretty well. I have a good black eye right now, but I’m on my way back to looking normal again.
Hi Colin – sorry to hear about your accident, glad you are on the mend -
One of my sisters had a winter rental at Higgins Beach, years ago, she used to walk to the beach every day and watch the surfers. In January. Surfing. Brrrr.
Love the range of blues in the painting. Also, just saw your work at the Courthouse Gallery – terrific. You’re getting better and better.
Another beautiful painting. Love all the blues in the water and sky. Nover having painted waves, I marvel at how you do this; the constant motion and change of the waves crashing. Do you just concentrate on one row of waves?
Hi Sarah and Pam,
Glad you like the painting. As for painting the waves, I think it helps that I grew up going to the beach and swimming, and also that I’ve spent a lot of time surfing, just starting at waves coming in. What I do is sketch in waves that are breaking in a way that they help the composition I’m putting together. I don’t make them up, but I do use information that I see in alot of different waves, breaking over a long stretch of time, to get the shapes and colors as close as I can. It’s really frustrating and difficult to do, it’s a good challenge to try to paint something that refuses to sit still. I also will look at other painter’s seascapes and notice colors they use in waves in different types of light, and different types of waves.
this is amazing, both for the waves and the color harmony. The periwinkle blue and turquoise knocked me out.