Saturday, September 15, 2012

"Ocean Point" - OPA Great Paint Out 2012

 "Ocean Point" 10:x8" oil on Raymar panel

The scene.

On Wednesday I painted with the Plein Air Painters of Maine group at Ocean Point in East Boothbay for the Oil Painters of America Great Paint Out 2012. It was a beautiful day and lots of fun. I met some great painters, including one of my heroes, Tony van Hasselt. This kind of day is such a treasure, with winter heading our way.

The painting above was done about 4PM, when everyone else was gone, in the spot where Tony stood in the morning. I was thrilled to have been in his painting. I was closer in at that point, looking into the sun, painting the tree on the right.  I'll post my tree painting and some of my sketches when I get back to my scanner.

3 comments:

  1. Love this. Beautiful. I especially like the spiky texture of the trees and the way you've cropped the house and positioned it. Good work, Bob!

    ReplyDelete
  2. You have made a good life dear cuz! Good for you! What fun.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Love the light in this. Looks just like the 'edge' of Fall.

    ReplyDelete