Showing posts with label beach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beach. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Beach Walk at Dawn


 Click to Bid,
8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

Another back lit scene. I always find a beach scene like this very calming. 

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Mother & Daughter Beach Stroll


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8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

This painting was a challenge due to the dark values of the figures. Thanks to my daughter and granddaughter for posing for the reference photos. 


Sunday, July 31, 2022


(Sold),
 8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

My photo references for this piece are from a vacation to Alabama last summer. Thanks to my granddaughter for posing.

Thursday, February 10, 2022

The Shell Searcher


 Click to Bid, 8 by 10 inches, acrylic on acid free illustration board

This painting is based on some photos taken during a recent Gulf vacation.

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

First Visit


 Click to Bid, 8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

I always enjoy painting backlit beach scenes.

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Beach House (Late Evening)


 Click to Bid, 26 by 34 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board.

I grew up near the swift currents of the Missouri River, a body of water not known for swimming. As a result, I never learned to swim. However, the ocean has always fascinated me. This painting is based on some recent photos from a vacation trip to Alabama. 

Friday, March 5, 2021

Lost in the Moment


(Sold) 7 by 10.5 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

Painting summery scenes help me to survive the cold harsh winters.

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Breezy Ocean Walk


 Click to Bid, 8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

I like the soft background contrasting with the sharp-edged figure in this painting.

Friday, January 8, 2021

Beach Stroll


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8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board

Another painting in the "Ocean Series."

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Beach House Window

Click to Bid, 10 by 15 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board
My reference photos for this painting were taken near Jupiter, Florida on a recent trip.

Monday, March 9, 2020

Gull Over Jupiter Beach

Click to Bid, 8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board
We just returned from a visit to Jupiter Beach Florida for Baseball Spring Training. While there we visited the beach and I did some photography. This painting is based on some of those photos.

Monday, August 19, 2019

Beach Buddies

Click to Bid, 11 by 14 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board
The "Ocean Series" continues with this fun painting featuring beach comradery.  The skin tones were the biggest challenge.

Monday, September 3, 2018

Early Morning Stroll

Click to Bid,  8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board
Early morning is always my favorite time to take reference photos for my artwork. The water is almost impressionistic in this painting.

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Florida Fun

Click to Bid,  7 by 10 inches,  Acrylic on acid free illustration board
This painting is based on reference photos from a Florida vacation.

Friday, February 9, 2018

Beach Walk

Click to Bid, 8 by 10 inches, Acrylic on acid free illustration board
Fine tuning the values in this piece required a considerable amount of time.

Monday, July 3, 2017

Washed Ashore

Click to Bid,   16 by 20 inches,   Acrylic on acid free illustration board
This is my most detailed ocean shell painting to date.  It's also one of the larger ones.

Friday, March 24, 2017

Sun,Sand & Surf

Click to Bid,  8 by 10 inches,  Acrylic on acid free illustration board
This painting is based on reference photos taken at Tybee Beach, Georgia.

Monday, January 16, 2017

Ocean Tag

Click to Bid,  8 by 10 inches,   Acrylic on acid free illustration board
I like the depth of color in this back lit ocean scene.

Thursday, January 5, 2017

The Beachcomber

(Sold) 8 by 10 inches,  Acrylic on acid free illustration board
Photo references for this painting are from our beach vacation last summer.  Several of my family members were kind enough to take an excursion on the beach so I could photograph them in the early morning sunlight.