Reasons for starts.

The yellow parasol was the reason for picking this view. The shallow water great for children to play in, a hot busy beach.

I...

Pick from the chaos.

A hot summer day but chaotic, people everywhere, we in the middle, and then trying to paint : )

You do have to 'single out' a/...

Sungazing sitting down.

We changed beaches, and found this area without any people, quiet.

Then it's great to 'only' paint the sun. Difficult...

6 Week Cycles.

Some time ago I wrote in the newsletter that it's so apparent that anything in nature/life appears only for a season, and how change...

Saturated pastel 'greys'.

Yes, a beautiful scene, a beautiful painting.
Here I try to integrate saturation and 'pastels' (light colors) to...

Salacia rules.

Last one with the shimmering (for now). It's funny how astrology relates to real life. There was a period in June/July where...

Sitting down and painting the sunset.

Weaving light, water, waves, sand, you do need to indicate a bit of the waves' shadow, but often it helps to...

Painting The Brightness.

We went back, a week of sunshine. Late afternoons and evenings. All to paint the wonder of the sparklings on the water.
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Make the time.

Yes, back to the beach!

I had let stupid jobs take precedence, and I was really getting sad indoors, until we said 'f-it' we're...

Clouds, clouds & clouds!

It’s nice to paint a vertical canvas for a horizontal view. Portraying clouds vertical. The stormy days were...