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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Sailing Sister Bay

Sailing Sister Bay
Oil on hardboard panel, 7x5
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This large, gorgeous sailboat was sailing in Sister Bay, Wisconsin when I was last there for the Door County Plein Air event.  The skies were putting on a show of their own, with glorious color dipping in and out of the clouds.  Catching that colorplay on sky and water is a matter of brushing one color right up to the other, without crossing the line with the brush and "muddying" up those oils.  I then pulled the palette knife across the top with thick, juicy strokes here and there to add to the depth. I sure wish it was warm sailing weather right now! This painting is number 789 in as many days.

5 comments:

  1. I love all the exciting cloudscapes you did this week, especially those with sailboats. Very beautiful work. Also, the horse and barn are fab.

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  2. Love the light in this. Beautiful piece.:)

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  3. Beautiful! Love the limited use of colours, and yes: how nice it would be if we were sailing on that boat in nice warm weather ....

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  4. Oh boy, my prune 'painting' is just a blob on paper when I see your work...beautiful!
    Hot and humid greetings from Fiji!

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