Tuesday 19 January 2016

Day 19 - Ocean Curls

 
Acrylic on board 16cm x 16cm


Below is another excerpt from my book "Grabbing the Muse by the Throat".

Sunday was upon me and yet again it was my last day to paint. I painted an ocean-scape from a photo I’d taken the day before while walking along the coast. I’d had my camera with me in the hope of getting a good shot of some waves for painting reference. As luck would have it the waves were so perfect and tubular I could practically hear the pounding intro of a Beach Boys song. Having begun walking a little more regularly I found it doubled well as a means of scouting out good painting subjects. 
 
The painting only took around an hour and a half to complete. I was thrilled – and somewhat shocked – that finally, a painting had actually lived up to my wild optimism. The elusive loose style I was after finally came through. I’d used a small 15cm x 23cm (6 x 9 inch) canvas covered board, and laid the paint on rather thick so the brush strokes could be seen. I was frolicking with excitement and christened it Perfect Conditions. It was a far cry from painting on location, but there was still something organically lovely about creating a picture of a scene I had just enjoyed in the flesh the day before.
 
Perfect Conditions 2012
 

10 comments:

  1. Great excerpt! Great paintings!!

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  2. I really like both of the paintings but especially the second one.

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  3. Like them both.
    Drawn to the middle of the first painting as I see a creature.
    I see many things in paintings, it's my imagination you know :)

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  4. I love your description of frolicking with excitement. I know that feeling when creativity takes over! Beautiful art!

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  5. The ocean curls remind me of porpoises. I like both of these!!

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  6. Two awesome paintings , love the freedom and movement in the abstract, but the second one is gorgeous too and gives another kind of emotion...and longing :-)

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  7. I like the abstract and the one you talked about in the book. I finished the book, and felt decidedly sad at doing so.

    Next week if I have time, I will write a post about it, and get Steven to take my picture reading it in the freezing cold, snow covered garden to make you laugh.

    Thank you.

    XOXOXOXOXOXOXO Barbaa

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    1. Thanks so much Barbara! I'm so glad you enjoyed my book and would love to see a photo of you with it in the snow!
      XOXOXOX

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  8. Love the Ocean Curls Wendy.It has fabulous freedom...looks like dolphins. I have just caught up with your 30/30 paintings,they are wonderful, it's not an easy task!!

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  9. Thanks so much for your lovely comments everyone! I hope to get back to my regular response to every comment once the pressure is off.

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