Yachting Life

24x24 on Gallery Stretched Canvas

And yet one more large painting.  I often take great photo references in local harbors (I wish this was mine!). and began ithis painting earlier this summer. I the. Got diverted to some great Provincetown paintings and a commission.   It was a bit daunting, but last weekend I picked up where I had left off.  Below is the early sketch and you can see where I have landed so far.

Boats at rest-large

24x 24 Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

I am catching up on this blog after being a bit remiss in my postings last week.  I've been spending time working on larger pieces- some from my earlier small originals.  There is a different challenge in scale and color and completion-and a lot more paint.  I really love this one and it will likely enter in some shows later this year.

Sail Away

8x8 Oil on Stretched Canvas. SOLD

This was for a friend and I love the way it turned out. Just a small piece, but it captures all that needs to be said about this bright sunny day on a sailing pier.  I was particularly pleased with the reflections and can't wait to work on a large version of this one.

Hyannis Harbor

  

8x8 Oil on Stretched Canvas. SOLD

While picking up our daughter at the ferry, I had a chance to appreciate some of the local fishing boats.

Plein Air in Barnstable Harbor

8x8 Oil on Stretched Canvas. SOLD

I managed to get out and paint on Sunday in a favorite harbor.  Shortly after I started, the farthest boat moved out!  Always good to map in shapes and darks quickly....

Boat Study

9x12 Oil on Panel

This is a small study just to get the brush moving.  I struggle sometimes with motivation- the 'why' question.  A favorite artist friend once said that inspiration will come with action- just do the work and the rest will follow.  Here's to action.

Bailey's Island 2

6x6 Oil on Panel

Another little gem from a beautiful harbor in Bailey's Island, ME.

Harbor 2

8x8, Oil on Panel

Another from my recent trip to St. Pete.  Harbors have interesting shapes, reflections and verticals. I'm enjoying the challenge of complexity in all of the pieces of these subjects.

Small Boats

6x6 Oil on Panel

I took a day off to continue painting.  What a great way to spend time!  So refreshed.  These little favorites are always fun to paint.

Safe Harbor

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8x8 Oil on Panel. SOLD

Well, I'm back.  It has been a month since I have been able to paint.  My teaching load has taken its toll this semester.  I miss my brushes!  Is is a painting of St. Petersburg harbor from a trip earlier this month.  Ahhh!  Feels good to paint!

St. Michael's Boats #2

8x8 Oil on Panel

This is another from the stroll through the harbor in St. Michael's , MD. 

St. Michael's Daytrip

8x8 Oil on Board. SOLD

We had a great visit with family this year near Easton, MD and I am just getting around to capturing some of what I saw in the beautiful harbors in the area.

Living Large

24x36 Oil on Stretched Canvas

For the past few days I've been working on larger pieces.  Some I had started and am finishing and others, like this one, were just in the idea phase- blank canvas.  I blocked it yesterday and worked on it most of today.  Lots of paint- big brushes-palette knives- really a good stretch!

Pink Lady

8x8 Oil on Panel

While in Ft. lauderdale recently, I came across this beautiful fishing boat in the lineup at the dock. This is not a color one often sees on a boat of this sort, and the glow of reflection it was throwing into the water was just fabulous.

Beach Life

30x40 Oil

This is my largest piece to date, and I loved painting on a big scale.  I guess I am gaining confidence.  This one presented no risk.  I bought more paint and then gessoed a piece of cheap art we had hanging around and used that for my surface.  It's already had some interesting texture, so I went with it.  I had done this beach scene from Ft. lauderdale last year as an 8x10 and always thought it would make a great large piece.  I am happy with the result!

White Boat in Harbor

8x8 Oil on Panel.         SOLD

This is the third in a series of boats that I found in August at Crosby's Landing on Cape Cod.  It is a great old boatyard and the gentleman in charge gave me full access early one Saturday.  I am still feeling a bit of summer as I paint these.  They are available in my DailyPaintworks site-currently at auction so great pricing for the short term.  

Red Boat

8x8 Oil on Panel.        SOLD

I finally finished this little piece and I am happy with it.  It conveys what I had hoped to convey- a bright summer morning on the docks and a nice surprise of a colorful small sailboat at the end of the pier.  I had been out early and the gentleman in charge of the marina at Crosby's Landing allowed me to walk out on each leg to see the boats and enjoy the morning. It was quiet and beautiful.  All to say, this one brings back the emotion of a Saturday just a couple of weeks ago.  Fall begins tomorrow and with it a new season.  Here's to a grand summer!

Yellow Boat

8x8 Oil on Panel.    SOLD

I have slowed a bit while getting 'fall' in order and off to a good start but have really missed the joy that comes from painting almost daily.  This is my new one this week.  If you have followed me, you may notice that I am drawn to yellow as well as primaries at times.  This boat in Osterville's harbor just called out to me.  

30 in 30 Day 9

8x10 Oil on Masonite  SOLD

Well, I am not hitting quite one painting per day this time, but I am painting consistently.  I am enjoying these boats and will probably stay with these for a few days.  We have been traveling after dropping our youngest at college, but ai still managed some time and space to paint- a good sign for the rest of the month!

30 in 30 Day 7

8x8 Oil on Masonite Board

What a nice quiet Labor Day morning!  I managed to finish a small piece that I had blocked in yesterday.  I think I have finally learned to see shapes instead of objects when I paint and I am enjoying a working with brush strokes.  I am happy with this result.