Shelly Beach

   

"Shelly Beach" 

oil on panel, 8 x 6 inch.

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A small sketch of a beach my family like to visit with rock pools.  This is in the afternoon looking north to a headland.  Like many seaside destinations in Queensland Australia the swimming beach is lined with conifers.  We've had a couple of years running with massive rainfall, more than we'd like at times, and it is strange and wonderful to have these intense greens in the landscape.

I wanted this painting to have the feeling of a sketch, to punch up the warmth, and for the shadows to be lighter and carry a fair amount of colour.  I think it was a success and it was fun to paint.  If I was to change anything it would be to soften the edges on the distant headland.

To see what colours were on my palette go to a related post about my palette and colours.