Four Square Beach Scene Exercise

 

A little experiment and exercise with color and composition.  I tried using different toned backgrounds, adding a horizon line and playing with different subject colors.  The top left was my beginning point then ended up liking it best.  It seems whenever I repeat painting the same subject, the first one is always best.  The idea is to loosen up but instead the opposite happens to me .  Funny how that works.

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Underwater Attraction

 

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Who isn't mesmerized watching fish in their watery home and who hasn't tried having a fish tank at least once?  Or maybe a screen saver of an underwater world (very addictive).  The painted version of an aquarium is much easier to take care of.  This is another painting on black gesso and has been protected by an acrylic varnish.

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Another acrylic sketch

Working from one of my own photos and experimenting painting rocks and water on Canva Paper.  This photo is from a visit to Arizona and there were so many rocks it was confusing so I downplayed the rocks for a more pleasing composition.  I may try another as this one turned out pretty good for a first try.  Sometimes my first trys are the best, funny how that works.  This one is pretty small which keeps me loose and from adding to much detail.  It's a continual battle to keep from adding to much detail.

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