How many colours in a wave?
Studying waves for my latest pastel painting was made easier as you know by all the coffee in my last post. Still, just how many colours can you see in the wave below?
Lots. And then there are the shadows and highlights. Squinting helps a lot.
And then there’s the sky, which is never just one tone of blue.
My home-made pastel dust catcher was emptied many times during this painting. Certainly saves the floor and my lungs!
This will be my last painting for a while as I have some really involved commissions on the go. However, there are also all the imminent exhibtions I have committed to, so there will be paintings, I just just don’t know when!
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All I know is, you’ve managed to capture all the nuances of colours, tones and hues in this piece, it’s just perfection!
I have just been scrolling through your blog to catch up with your posts from when I was away. Jez is going well, must be in the genes and a enriched upbringing. Your colour in the waves and water’s edge is fabulous.
Cindy, your paintings are so “real” and so breathtaking that I can hear the waves and smell the sea! They also remind me of the places I visited in Australia years ago. I was mesmerized by the land, the people, the bird life (those colors!!), everything. Great adventure!
I haven’t been painting water scenes but I’ve been obsessed with every color of blue bead there is! I went to a bead show last weekend and noticed when I came home to look over my loot that I bought nothing but blues and pale greens. Guess those are the colors to work in this month!! Fall is here and I’m using spring colors…
Have a creative weekend!!
Beautiful colours Cindy, very Scott Christensen (one of my favourite artists). You can really tell that its a WA beach with the rich blue
Its very lovely. Seeing is so hard some times. Especially having the time to study, watch/see/observe our subject matter. This painting is gorgeous
Beautiful work, apparently you can do it all, your use of color is anything but pastel, the photo of the seaweed is amazing. I also like your profile image very much.
I am not sure how I stumbled upon your blog but I am glad I did.
David, NYC
Great to see everyone – so sorry I have been M.I.A. Too much painting/drawing/writing going on, so time at the computer was the sacrifice.
I have carved out time today, so will get around to see what you’re all creating.
Thanks for stopping by – your words mean much to me!
Your work is awesome. I wish I had artistic talent like that.
Love this crisp, clean, cool stretch of beach and that rolling wave = perfect! Also enjoyed catching up on what you’ve been doing since I took a short vacation – love your beach and shell photos and your latest work for the exhibition. Good luck! Keep the coffee coming to keep you fueled up for it all.