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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Bringing The Beach Home, 6x8, Original Oil Painting by Kelley MacDonald

$100 & $10 S&H

This was a demo I did, and the thought behind it was 'composition'.  I wanted to establish a rhythm and also not confine the composition to the page.  I collect beach rocks, I think I've mentioned, and set these down as if I were looking at them from above.  The 'sand' is actually a little rosier than in the photo.  This, second attempt to capture it, was unsuccessful.  The rocks speak to me, is all I can say.  I think some of you feel the same way about rocks... these particular ones are smooth, with soft edges.  Calm, I think, and soothing.

Here's today's wind-whipped waves against the island:

5 comments:

  1. J'aime ramasser des petits cailloux que je dispatche dans mon atelier. Ils sont pour moi de doux souvenirs...
    Une très belle peinture qui explose de ressentis...
    Gros bisous

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  2. I find myself just wanting to sit under a tree in a chair and stare out to sea, Kelley. Lovely soothing grays of the rocks.

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  3. I love rocks too and the composition is great with the shadows.
    Rocks are hard to paint!

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  4. YOU rock! Aren't we lucky to live so close to the ocean? Love the zen simplicity.

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