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doane
02-29-2008, 07:12 PM
I went down the coast yesterday and started painting about 9AM. I was going to paint a terrific view down the coast but it was so hazy it would have looked like paper cutouts, so I decided to paint some of the spectacular rocks with the morning sun hitting them and the shadows.. an hour latter the wind was blowing so hard I had to bunji cord my palette down to the FE drawer and I had to hold the easel with one hand while painting with the other.. there were gusts that must have been up around 50mph and some of the waves just up the cliff from me were splashing all the way up to the top of the cliffs, a good 50 feet or more! It was pretty exhilarating, but I finally decided I'd had enough about noon and so I packed up my stuff and crawled back up the cliff. I then sat in the safety of my car eating my lunch and watching the amazing surf and wind before going home for the day. I wish I had painted one of the waves hitting the rocks in the painting to add more excitement.. maybe a larger, more refined studio version...

oil on canvas panel 16x12
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/29-Feb-2008/116557-Rockie_Pt-1.jpg
pskardenni
02-29-2008, 07:22 PM
What a painting, it is all your effort worth.
WV.Artistry
02-29-2008, 08:30 PM
When the wind manages to finally knock you off these cliffs into the waves, I'll look forward to you being credited with a new type of perspective painting of a shore.

Beautiful capture.
doane
02-29-2008, 09:55 PM
When the wind manages to finally knock you off these cliffs into the waves, I'll look forward to you being credited with a new type of perspective painting of a shore.

Beautiful capture.
Ya, I guess this is the usual view... Is that a warning or a wish? :D
brianc
02-29-2008, 10:47 PM
Fantastic! :clap: :clap: :clap: Your best so far!

The depth and ruggedness is really astounding. Great shadows, great surf!
doane
02-29-2008, 11:02 PM
Fantastic! :clap: :clap: :clap: Your best so far!

The depth and ruggedness is really astounding. Great shadows, great surf!

Thanks, Brianc, do you take cash or checks. :D

(Really, thanks!)
annabella2
03-01-2008, 10:54 PM
Very very nice. The rocks have a realistic kind of mass to them.
However, DO be careful, won't you?? Sounds a little dangerous-
MattB
03-02-2008, 06:15 AM
I love this mass of rock. Like a fist. Really different from other "rocky coast" paintings that tend to all look the same.