Evening Peak - 14x18", acrylic ...
One thing you might not know about me is that I love to surf! I can't even begin to explain the amazing inter-connectedness I feel when I am out on the water, catching (or at least trying) and riding a wave. It's the hardest sport I have ever tried, and yet the most rewarding. I feel as if my soul is soaring when I am out there. I've been surfing now for over 10 years, and sometimes I still feel like an absolute beginner. The power of the ocean is humbling, but I love being out there...
I've been wanting to do more surf-related paintings. But at the same time I don't have a lot of reference photos to work from. I do take photos with my waterproof camera when I'm out there, but most of them are not really compositionally great to work with. For this painting, I took a non-surf scene that I see all the time - from Whiffen Spit here in Sooke, looking south towards the Olympic Mountains in Washington State - and added in a wave that only appears occasionally (when there is a big enough period wave from just the right angle to make it all the way in here). I have surfed here just once, last year, and it was the longest ride I've ever had on a wave...
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Funny -- I just saw that scene yesterday. Was in Victoria and we drove out to Sooke on a whim. I'm just now "processing" the photos I took and the minute I saw that painting I knew where it was!
Hi Lisa, thanks for your dropping by my site. Congrats on getting your AFCA designation well deserved! You are doing some terrific stuff, "Dalton" is beautifully done, and those of us who have been to Sooke love this kind of landscape.
Looks like you are having fun!! Beautiful colors as usual in Evening Peak,, love the composition, too.
Thanks for your recent comment, I have been lax in commenting, but I am still a fan!
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