~Imaginary Trip to the Beach~

Another on-line art class with Laure Ferlita (Imaginary Trips).  This time we are going to the beach.
What better way to get inspired to paint beach scenes.

Lesson One~Waves

This was a good lesson; capturing the action of the waves.

Lesson Two~ Sea Gulls
Before painting we had to sketch birds in a sketch book.  This exercise was to familiarize us with the action and anatomy of birds.  We had to do the sketching in PEN...no erasing.  So you really had to pay close attention to what you were drawing....this was a good exercise.

For this one I chose to give the birds a 'sundown' background~colors could be brighter.

This is supposed to be in the morning when I the light is a bit more subduedl


Lesson Three: Lighthouses


Laure had pages of lighthouses photos to choose from.  I liked this one because the atmospheric effect of fog and that it was green. Not the usual lighthouse color.  I researched it and found that it is on the coast of France in Brittany.

I've painted many lighthouses so I chose to only do one.


Lesson Four:  Lesson four was problematic for me.  The subject was Hibiscus and I really don't think that fit into the 'Beaches' subject matter.  So I chose a Beach Morning Glory.  It has the same trumpet shape as the hibiscus and it is actually found growing on the beach.

We were only given one lesson a week and I was enthused to paint so I did another seagull.
This one turned out really well and I have used it as a new design for note cards.

The Four week class went much too quickly.  The classmates are fun and helpful.
I'm already for my next trip~"Imaginary Trip to Greece" at the end of April.

Until then wishing you a Happy Spring!!!!