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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Day 21 Washed Up


Washed Up
On a walk down the beach in Myrtle Beach several years ago,
I saw this part of a boat that had washed up on the beach.

I'd never seen anything this large wash up before, so of course I had to photograph it.

Now that I have it in my reference arsenal,
Naturally I had to paint it.
I'm so ready for a trip to the beach, can you tell.


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3 comments:

  1. Meredith AdlerJanuary 22, 2013 at 10:08 PM

    Yes, you MUST go to the beach so you can collect more reference photos! Sharon, you are really good at painting waves. I really like how you did the foamy part. Is the paint thick there? Unique composition.

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  2. Sharon L. GravesJanuary 23, 2013 at 6:45 AM

    I build it up with at least three to five passes over it but the most important thing is a thin dark shadow where the foam meets the sand. Doesn't work without it.

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  3. Meredith AdlerJanuary 28, 2013 at 4:48 AM

    Yes, you did that shadow really well, too.

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I'm a nature artist and I love to paint old barns, rivers and lakes, trees and fence rows and flowers. I work almost daily. You can purchase paintings by contacting me at slgraves6@gmail.com and there is also a tab across the top of my blog for available paintings and one for small paintings with buy now buttons. You can also purchase through my Etsy shop using the name of Fine Nature Art. . Thank you so much for stopping by.