Thursday, July 17, 2008

angelsea paintings

(11x15)

The lighthouse used to be white, with faded red trim and faded purple shutters. The new colors are more subtle--a cool pale yellow with putty trim--but didn't appeal to me for my painting, so I stuck with white.

(7.5x11)

(7.5x11)

These are my after-lunch paintings; the lopsided benches showing the effects of Rolling Rock.
There's a walkway that runs along the shore behind the lighthouse, with benches, looking out on a shallow pool and a large sandbar formed by the shifting sand--the water depth around North Wildwood changes every year. The ocean was an amazing color yesterday: a dark turquoise blue.
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4 comments:

Sandy said...

Thanks to Sharon (Flat Sound of Wooden Clogs) I have found your gorgeous blog - this post is absolutely luminous ! Lovely watercolor works at its finest!!

William Evertson said...

The lighthouse is majestic as well as the bench. Great angles. I also catch your feeling of the water in the number three work. Beautiful color.

Gail Bartel said...

Good lines on the lighthouse. Well done.

laura said...

Hi Sandy. Thanks for commenting--isn't Sharon nice?! I love your post on greens!

Thanks Bill. The color was so inviting--I should have dropped my watercolor block and jumped in.

Hi Gail--thanks for commenting. I just stopped by your blog and I really love your butterfly! Thanks for showing all the steps to the final painting: it's beautiful!