Saturday, July 2, 2011

"Harbor Nights" and Happy July 4th!!

"Harbor Nights" 6x6in Oil on Panel

It's really hard to believe how quickly the month of June flew by! The month started off attending the Ocrafolk festival. Which was a lot of fun for everyone involved. As for the rest of the month, I've spend quality time in the studio cleaning, clearing and uncluttering! And of course creating new paintings. 

This one came from a sketch from one of my older sketchbooks. I wanted to capture a really dark night scene... where the lights from across the harbor reflect off of the boat and the little house. 

The original sketch from 2009
Happy Fourth of July!!
Posted by at 11:59 AM

6 comments:

  1. Oh Dougy! I love night scenes and this has a magical glow to it. I want to be able to paint scenes like this and your painting is such an inspiration to attempt one. Happy Fourth to you and yours!

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  2. Hey Sheila!! I'd say go for it! The night scenes are always fun to create.

    Happy 4th to you as well!

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  3. D - what a gorgeous painting! It perfectly captures the feeling of being on the waterfront at night, the liquid darkness and the shimmer of the lights. So glad to have you back! Happy Fourth!

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  4. Hey G, thank you!! And happy to be back :)

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  5. Your first sentence should read, "I can't believe how fast the first half of 2011 has flown by!"... Yikes!

    Nice job with Harbor Nights. I love the soft glow of light on the boat and house. My favorite part of the whole painting is that cool reflection from the boat's light.

    Happy Fourth, my friend!

    -Don

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  6. Don, you said it man!! Yikes is right!! Hey, thanks for taking a look... I can't get enough of painting those reflections!!

    You have a Happy Fourth as well!!

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