Docs Beach House

Last Wednesday we painted at Bonita Beach Park on the southern part of this area. It was in the forties and a stiff breeze was blowing off the gulf. I went late, about 10:00, instead of 8:30, and so I was in a bit of a rush. I got the under painting done before lunch and finished the painting at home, where it was warmer! Here is the result.

               N.  Nn. N. 

Iris

This collage is done on an 12x16 canvas board with magazines, acrylic paint, construction paper and tissue paper. I enjoyed the process of ripping up the magazine pages, creating the petals and then the leaves using cut strips. These pieces were glued on a tissue paper background and acrylic paint was used last to darken some areas and lighten others. I am pleased with the result.

                                            

Another day at the B each

I spent a lovely morning at the same Beach Access, this time painting the view to the north. I chatted with a lot of people and the main topic of conversation was the weather; either here or to the north. We all agreed we would rather be here than shoveling the snow in the cold. 

                        

the Beach at Newman House

On a previous day painting out, I did the Newman House Cottage. I returned to the Cottage for another session and discovered there was a wonderful view of the beach from the front of Newman House. Palms trees broke up the expanse of the beach and many tourists were busy, on the beach, walking and collecting shells. Here is the finished oil painting on an 11x14 board.

                

                      MM.  

A Portrait

This portrait wa done in a two day Portrait Workshop, that I attended last week.The instructor Mary Klunk has been doing portraits for more than thirty years. With that kind of experience and also her career in teaching, she was a wonderful instructor. There were five of us in the class so she spent all her time circulating amongst us giving advise, after her morning demo. I have never tackled portraits before so there was a steep learning curve for me. We had the same model for the two days, and Mary made sure the lighting was right, which I think, made our task easier. Small mistakes have a very big impact in portraiture and the only reason this portrait is "blog ready", is that Mary had corrected all my little mistakes. Portraiture is challenging, I'm not sure if I will try another, or just enjoy this one.