Sunday, August 4, 2013

Docked in Fish Creek

Docked in Fish Creek
Door County, Wisconsin
Oil on panel, 12x16
This beautiful boat was tied to the dock in Fish Creek Harbor, begging to be painted.  The colors were striking, and the reflections in the water were amazing.  I am working a little larger today - this scene just called for more space on the panel.  The panel I chose also has the burnt sienna wash - which I have only been using on and off for the last month.  I like it - I feel like it gives an energy and color harmony to the whole painting.  I have only painted a handful of boat paintings, so this is definitely a learning experience. For some reason, I have always looked at boats and thought they were too complicated to paint.  That seems to be the way of all things untried.  I am finding that I like painting these boats in the water.  It is soothing to paint such subject matter, and challenging to get the colors in the water right.  As with each boat I have painted, I am not sure if I am finished - so I am letting this one rest.  I'll see how it strikes me in the morning!  This is painting number 213 in 213 days :)

9 comments:

  1. A beautiful painting with great color harmony.

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  2. It certainly looks finished to me. It's hard to believe that you don't paint boats all the time, just looking at this gorgeous painting.

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  3. Gorgeous painting!! I'm sure it would be in great demand!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  4. That's a gorgeous painting - you did a fabulous job with the play of light in the water and the sky. Color and composition are wonderful.

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  5. Beautiful painting! I love the water! How could You have water staying in Your painting, I am afraid it is flowing away...;-)

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  6. Beautiful!!! I love the reflection in the water:)

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  7. Boats are hard, so this is wonderful! Congrats on your consistency, quite a feat!

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  8. Most amazing Tammie. 213 paintings in 213 days OMG that is amazing. xox

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  9. amazing!!! you definitely beat me! I could only do 90 oils in 9 days! This looked to me like watercolour when I first saw it. Awesome!

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