Its been a few weeks since I posted anything here. I have not yet completed my still life with teapot and fruit painting, not sure why its taking so long. Perhaps its because of the vacation hubby and I took to Tampa bay - Clearwater area. We had a lovely time, and even though we took in two baseball games, it was wonderful.
This is a very nice area, one I can see myself in. Our hotel was on the inter coastal waterway and was quite picturesque. The Fish House next door was the hub of the bird activity in the area. Go Figure! Scraps of fish being thrown into the waters attracted many species.
It was lovely to awaken to the sunrise over the residences and hotels across the waterway. The patio and piers outside of our hotel gave me an inspirational spot to paint and relax. I took many photos of the sun rising and the many sailboats and docks right from a few steps away from our room. I probably would have like to venture out to the beach area with my painters supplies, but kept it to our home base. Maybe next time I will encourage hubby to go to one game alone so that I can spend an afternoon painting and sketching.
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11. Frenchy's Fish House
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This was the scene from the Pier outside of our hotel. Wow -constant action of boats, birds, and fisherman. I worked on this for an hour or so days. I would like to paint a close up of this from photos I took of a fisherman in yellow waders feeding the many pelicans.
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12.Frenchy's Marina
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This is the opposite scene from the same pier. These boats were anchored and were constantly drifting. The colorful buildings in the background were probably someones homes or condos. Lucky them! I started this our last day in Clear water Beach - and finished it at home. I think this sparked a conversation about whether "real" artist sketch or not. Hubby thinks not. I think abstract artists do not.. But when trying to capture a landscape-even if impressionistic, you need some structure.
