November Sunset

5x7" acrylic on canvas board. $40. Available here

We've been getting some great sunsets recently! This one was so dramatic and vibrant that I had to paint it. I've found that keeping the brushstrokes very loose is the best way to convey the movement of the clouds, and sometimes I struggle with that because I want to add minute detail to everything. But I think that in this painting, I stopped at just the right point!

Crashing Wave

5x7" oil on canvas board. $40. Available here

I got the urge to paint a seascape recently! I dug out a reference photo from my last trip to the Isle of Wight. It's really fun painting greenish-grey water, the colour shifts are very subtle and a great challenge. I also had fun trying to capture the beach, which was strewn with pebbles and seaweed. 

Sea Sparkle, Molunat

5x4" acrylic on canvas, $30. Available here

Trying to capture that light-on-water effect! Yet another Montenegro painting inspired by Virtual Paintout. I think I'll paint a few more and then decide which ones to submit to the VP blog.

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Appley Tower From The Beach

 6x8" oil on canvas board. $25. Available here!

Another painting of the Isle of Wight. ​One morning I walked down the beach at low tide, and came across a Victorian folly, Appley Tower. I really liked how it stood out, pale stone against dark trees. The tide goes out a long way, but pools of water remain here and there, reflecting trees and sky. The sand has many different textures and colours. It was fun trying to capture them without distracting from the main focus of the painting.