Boat Channel in Winter

Acrylic on Archival Canvas Panel - 12x9

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This is a view of an old, unused channel dredged in the salt marsh next to the Atlantic Boulevard causeway. This is one of the views of the salt marsh that has intrigued me for some time.

The morning I stopped to get the reference photos and sketches and notes, the strongest impression for me was the golden color of the marsh.

This painting was executed using mostly primary colors in multiple glazes over a deep mauve base. The warm under paint was left in places to add "sparkle" to the final painting.

I am considering that the water in the foreground needs something.

Boat Channel WIP

Tracking my work in progress.

I'm not satisfied with the reflections, but I'm moving on to the other passages. Will come back when I have more to balance it against.

Boat Channel

WIP - 01-12-2011

Acrylic on archival canvas panel 12x9

This is a new approach to acrylic painting for me - working from a "vibrant" undercoat. This panel was first painted with a mixture of Ultra-violet and Permanent Rose. The idea was for this blaze of mauve to bleed through into the dull greens and golds of the salt marsh and live oaks.

Again, I need to keep in mind, acrylics dry darker than they go on. Most are transparent unless white is added to the mix.

Put the brush down when you've finished the stroke you intended to make. Don't keep "strokin'" - that way leads to the dark side (mud).

Colors on this photo are not exact - taken under florescent lights.