Wave Action
16" X 24"
Original Oil
Well gentlemen, here is my first painting. Where are yours???
The middle of May I had a wonderful outing with two of my artist friends, Gary Johnson and Lee Kromschroeder. They thought it would be fun to head to Torrey Pines State National Reserve, a wild stretch of scenic coast just north of San Diego. Never having been, I didn't know what to expect. We climbed the hill and walked among the Torrey Pines, a very interesting and unfortunately now rare conifer.
From the top we watched "squadrons" of brown pelicans fly the cliff edge just above our heads. A winding path lead us down the cliffs to the beach. Within minutes, we spotted a snowy egret moving in and out of the surf zone catching small minnows and snails. The lighting was gorgeous. It wasn't long before the snowy egret had the company of another egret, a great blue heron, and a long-billed curlew. Add to that the pair of peregrine falcons and it was quite the afternoon!
Three artists and one snowy egret. How would each of us paint it? Would we see the same things? What if we each did three paintings of the bird. One no bigger than 6" X 9", another approximately 9" X 12", and the third larger, whatever size we chose. It might be interesting to show all 9 paintings together. I love to paint water so I was eager for the challenge.
Well gentlemen, here is my first painting. Where are yours???
2 comments:
You rock the water, girlfriend!
Oh, just beautiful, Linda. Reminds me of walking the Gulf back in January with three other artist friends and watching a snowy doing the same thing. I have not drawn it yet, but it is on the list! Amazing how a single bird like that can capture the attention of seven different artists on two different coasts, 3000 miles apart! How nice to be a creative soul.
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