Saturday, June 1, 2013

Pellicer Creek, Windy and Bright


Pastel on Wallis, 12x9

Plein air painting at Princess Preserve, Flagler County Park.
FCPS, last paint out before summer vacation

This view along the edge of the marsh toward the mouth of Pellicer Creek features an old, abandoned boat shed.  The rusted steel roof intrigued me, but the emphasis for this painting is the windy sky and the broken water of the bay and creek.  The atmosphere I wanted to capture was sun shining on the far bank while the near ground was in partial shadow from the passing clouds.


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