Back at the Beach

It's been a long time.  My computer's hard drive failed, and there's a whole saga that goes along with it.

But this blog is about painting.   Or in the case plein air pastels.  The grittiness of the sand works better with them than oils.

Nestled Inn
Pastel 8 x 10

As a retired architect it's going to take some doing to get more painterly about buildings.

Windless Day
Patel 5 x 7

Jacksonville Beach has a vast beach at low tide which is filled with shallow pools.  They change size and position with each tide as the sandy bottom shifts.

I leave in a few days for home by way of Charlotte for yet another trip to the Apple Store.  

Next weekend is a Paint-Out in my home town, Burnsville NC.   If you can come join us on the 17th, see http://ncpap.org/events/toe-river-arts-council-8th-annual-paint-out-burnsville-nc

One of my painting groups, the Blue Ridge Fine Arts Guild will be having a show next summer, called 'New Pioneers of the Blue Ridge: the Renaissance of the Family Farm", we're all exciting and just beginning to think about some good plein air sites.