22 x 28" Oil
There is nothing like sitting at the water's edge, listening to the ocean rush in and crash upon the rocks... the feel of the cool crisp air, the smell of the sea. My hope is that you experience that atmosphere in this 22 x 28" oil painting on stretched canvas. The great Pacific Ocean on the central coast of Oregon, ever changing the rocks that it hews with time, yet ever remaining the same in its immense beauty.
I adore the new Holbein Duo Aqua Oil paints I got from my son-in-law Greg for Christmas! I can again paint in oils, but without the smell and toxic mess. The paints melt like butter and are high in pigments so I barely had to use any. They also can mix with my acrylics. I am in heaven! Not to mention the beautiful coastline!
People often ask me how long it takes me to paint a painting. I usually answer a day or two, not really paying attention to time, but getting lost in the process. The truth is, the time I paint does not take into account the days of planning I do in advance.
I have learned, composition and planning are key to a successful painting. There was a time my husband Terry used to tease me that my paintings took forever and were an inch thick before I got done. This was when I would jump in, without direction and decide as I went how the painting was going to be. Now, before I place one drop of paint on the canvas, I have the whole thing planned out in my mind's eye, sketched elsewhere - usually on my computer - measured, photographs manipulated in Photoshop, colors adjusted. Using the computer as a visual aid has vastly improved my work and I get all the details planned before I even wet a brush.
So how long does a painting really take me? As long as it takes...
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This original oil painting is now available on Etsy for $750: http://www.etsy.com/listing/68280624/oregonian-coast
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Small unframed, unmatted 5 x 7"
(4 1/2 x 6 1/2 image size on 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"archival paper)
signed giclee prints of this painting are also available.
These are printed with fade resistant inks to last up to 150 years:
$15 (plus s/h):
(4 1/2 x 6 1/2 image size on 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"archival paper)
signed giclee prints of this painting are also available.
These are printed with fade resistant inks to last up to 150 years:
$15 (plus s/h):
You can also email me at: clj711@gmail.com
