Monday, July 15, 2013

Tide Pond, Sketch

 
 
Pastel on Richeson sanded, 6.6x5.5

12 colors for 12 minutes

Quick sketch of color and composition for a larger work.  I have not been in my studio for more than a week, and I can see in this sketch the lack of practice and attention.

The scene is a view of a tidal pond at Castaway Island Preserve.  This view is from the boardwalk, and the water is visible only for a few minutes at high tide.  In the morning light the cedar trees form a back drop to the marsh grasses.  The gray-green of the trees makes the bright green of the new spring marsh grass flash against the remains of the yellows and ochers of the winter.

Wet Sand and Wet Feet

  Acrylic on Canvas Panel, 8x10 On the warmer winter mornings, the sea gulls and a few hardy visitors brave the cool, wet sands to watch the...