Needed a break from the water surfaces, so decided to give a try at a more "traditional" surf painting.. "K.B.'s Left" is actually a first for me as the surfer is actually the focus of attention.. (Not counting the surf photos I copied in high school.) Thought it would be interesting to combine the water surface ( foreground) with a shot of someone actually surfing.. I had taken a photo of my surfing buddy, Kathy, a while back. I worked with a couple of reference photos to provide additional information of the wave, the light, and the foreground surface.. I was also trying to capture the morning light at our surf spot.. And the color of the water is rarely that color.. but as we all know, the color of water is an endless topic for me... A nice little experiment...
Both of these painting capture the feeling I have while I am out on my board. I love it that every time I surf, I am also working.. Art is life.
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| "K.B.'s Left" 9"x12" oil on masonite |
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| (an earlier painting- focus on water, not the surfer) |
