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‘Brighter Tomorrow’ at the beach…

‘Brighter Tomorrow’ Oil painting 36″x 48″

     There’s gonna be a brighter day. The sun rises and illuminates your spirit, raising you up from your places of sorrow and regret, fear and loneliness, to rejoin the world and the people of it. The glories of nature are a soothing reminder that so long as we are here, there is something to appreciate. Be at peace. Make amends. Try again. Rise up with the new day and live with the wonder and joy you deserve to feel.

This painting made it to Port A Art Center on January 20th along with ‘Big Whoop II.’  Hopefully you will get to see it in person. It is quite striking, with much brighter colors than I usually employ. The impasto on the foam of the wave is the icing on the cake more or less. 😉

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Happy Heron

Joyful, joyful, to be alive at the beach! Make every day count.

This heron, unlike many of his counterparts chose to fish on the ocean side of Mustang Island. This is where I caught sight of him. As I happened to be on photo safari, I counted yet another blessing as I snapped his picture. Back in studio the image was used to inspire the final painting you see below.

This is my usual process for quite some time now, and it is enjoyable, challenging, rewarding, and full of fun surprises!