Beach Mat

This is a studio painting I did from one of the pics I shot out at the beach. There still are a lot of people enjoying the beach, its not as crowded or as hot as it was in August and September. The woman in the painting is returning from the parking lot so I guess she forgot her beach mat.

11 x 14, oil on linen

Sun on Sea Grapes

The morning sun was catching just the tops of the sea grapes and I aimed at capturing that look. Sea grapes grow all over the beach area here, they can take a lot of abuse by the weather and still look great. There was a beautiful heron stitting in the bushes close by but I figured if I tried painting him he would disappear as soon as I got started so the sea grapes were a much safer subject.

9 x 12 oil on board