This is one of the little beaches on Tomales Bay in Marin County, CA. It's not my usual color scheme. I was trying out something different after a demonstration in class on how to paint sand by first putting down raw sienna, then over-glazing with a mix of pale gray made with a mix of cerulean blue and vermilion. Since the sky took up three quarters of the painting, I felt it had to have some drama in it. I think this ended up being too much sky and not enough beach. Need to try it again.
A beautiful scene, Jean ... and the sand is just the perfect color! I never know how to paint sand; I'm going to write down your formula!
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Hola Laura!!! es un placer poder mirar tus obras...realmente fantastico...
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This sky is dramatic and just right. I think the contrasting sand is really well done and I think you could nearly fill the page with sky. It would be Turner-esque, don't you think?
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful painting jean!i love ur skill of creating painting too.good work.
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Jean, I say you did great the first time. !! I usually do sand with a mix of raw sienna, and a little violet.. oh, now that I wrote that down I just realized , cerulean plus vermillion = violet... Duh!
ReplyDeleteThanks Laura. I'm always inspired by your self criticism on your blog.
ReplyDeleteIsabel: Thanks, but I think yo got me mixed up with Laura who had made a comment on my blog.
Melinda: Thanks for the great comment. If only I could be as good as Turner was - one of my favorite watercolorists.
Rupesh: Thanks so much for the kind words and encouragement.
Barbara: Thanks so much. I will try using violet to see which gives the better result. Thanks for sharing that tip.
I like the big sky, very dramatic.
ReplyDeleteThat sky is so incredibly dramatic - it sings!
ReplyDeleteThanks Liz and joyfulartist for the encouragement.
ReplyDeleteLove the sky. Another beautiful painting!
ReplyDeleteYou've achieved a wonderful quality of light with this piece. Beautiful - as is all your work.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog btw. Nice to 'meet' you. x
Hi - you asked about the Painting and Drawing channel. It's a UK TV channel I'm afraid but they do show the programmes on-line. I don't know if you'll be able to access it but here's the URL - http://www.thepaintinganddrawingchannel.co.uk/tv-anytime.html
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Gillian: Thanks so much for the feedback and also for sending me the link. It's a great source for artists. I watched two of the demonstrations so far.
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Eva: Thanks for your comments.
Wonderful job Jean...I think you got the horizon in the very right spot here!
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Very nice work, your skies are superb, you manage to wonder the effects of fog into abstraction.
ReplyDeleteThe sand is wonderful! And I love the shine on the water. A great painting, Jean!
ReplyDeleteIt is perfect! Do not change anything. The beach and the sky totally work!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Kathleen. It's to get such a comment from someone with your experience.
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