Pastel on sanded Arches Watercolor paper
29 x 21 1/2
Completed 11/10/2009
This pastel is an expansion of an earlier pen and ink drawing of the dunes back from Ponte Vedra Beach. For this pastel I reworked the design, added color in the gailardia and other flowers, and changed the perspective. My desire was to recreate the atmosphere of a late afternoon as the sun begins to cast longer shadows across the dunes. It is that time of day that the sea breeze is the strongest, and a few clouds begin to form along the beach moving inland to the west.
Obviously, this painting was not done as a "daily painting," but I include it for reference.
Rick Petersen
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