I think with this painting, I came a little closer to what it is I wanted to say about the coastal rocks along the Algarve in Portugal. I spent a lot of time there wandering the beaches and coastline looking, sketching and trying to hold in my mind the character and atmosphere of the place. That it was beautiful was obvious but I tried to look beyond all that to some of the patterns and rhythms I could see. The rocks were staged naturally in this scene so I didn't have to do any creative editing that I sometimes do. The water was a lot calmer on that day too so there is only a little surf which seems to work better with this smaller collection of rocks. Size is 10 x 8 in (26 x 20 cm), oil on board.
No comments:
Post a Comment