This landscape painter has a lot going on right now, or at least that's the way it feels. Been painting out on location a lot at the moment... and why not with the spring weather so perfect and those wildflowers all blooming! Here's a quick study done at Torrey Pines Reserve recently with the ocean off in the distance.
The challenge of course is to catch in paint the feeling of the location and the light, and in this case it was morning light from about 9:30am to 11, in a very short period of time. When you're painting on location, which I love with a passion, all of your skills are tested to the max. You must make good decisions fast... and the decisions you make during the first 10 to 15 minutes of the session often dictate what happens later and if the painting is to be any degree of successful. This is a scene I could have worked on all day but once the sun moves you have to give it up.
Meanwhile back in the studio the waves in the seascapes roll on! Here are just some of my recent efforts as I come to an even deeper understanding of this really complex subject matter.
As yet untitled! 18 by 24 inches, oil on canvas.
Also untitled... I am so bad about titles!! 12 by 24 inches, oil on canvas
"Sunset and Tall Palms" 12 by 24 inches, oil on canvas.