beach stroll

12 x 16

oil on canvas

My focus in this painting was to capture the luminous quality of early light when the sea takes on the color and value of the sky. The clouds had rolled in and everything looked hazy except for this lady who stood out brilliantly against the neutral background. I love how her hair was illuminated by the warm light.

"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight,

and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world"...Oscar Wilde