Old Red Boat

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Comment by Nancy Sands on April 4, 2014 at 9:05

Richard, Thank you so very much for your encouraging comment.  I loved that this assignment made me go out and prowl around the docks in Morro Bay.  I wish I could get up the courage to get out and plein aire paint as you do so often.

Comment by Nancy Sands on April 4, 2014 at 9:01

Li,  I know.  I feel so fortunate living in such a beautiful seaside town.  The whole coast of California is incredibly spectacular.  I will be looking forward to seeing your foggy water with boats painting.  I know they will be fabulous as is all of your work. 

Comment by Richard Robinson on April 1, 2014 at 16:39

Great work Nancy.

Comment by Ningning Li on March 31, 2014 at 12:29

Nancy, you are so lucky live near the water. If I were you I would paint a lot about this water(river or ocean? anyway). And you will be very skillfull  to this subject. They will be beautiful paintings. I just came back from a 2hour trip to take photo of a fishing port. Many, many boats but sun disappeared. I will try to paint foggy water with boats. Smilings as Dorian always says.

Comment by Nancy Sands on March 31, 2014 at 8:39

Thank you so much Ningning.  I always appreciate your kind comments.  Because I live so close to the water and the fishing boats that are docked there, I decided to paint my own boat using Richard's techniques.  I am so glad you like it.

Comment by Ningning Li on March 30, 2014 at 13:38

Wow, Nancy, This is Great!!!  I love it, the light, the value , the shapes, the colour,  you name it. Excellent Job!!!

Comment by Nancy Sands on March 27, 2014 at 16:21

Hi Sharon,  Thank you for your observations and your encouraging comments.  That boat on the right is a bit confusing, I agree.  There was so little of it to paint, and all of it was in deep shadow.  I kind of guessed what it was I was seeing in the photo.  Thanks again.

Comment by Nancy Sands on March 27, 2014 at 15:59

Britt, Thank you.  Actually, I used some of the photo (the dock) and made up the rest.  It was Richard's suggestions about changing backgrounds that made me think of it.  I have always needed to paint exactly what I saw, but this workshop has helped with that.  It has given me permission to change what I see.  Keep at it, and you will be able to do lots of things you didn't think you could.  :-)

Comment by Britt Greenland on March 27, 2014 at 12:44

Nancy, I think you did a great job with the background!  My greatest weakness is not being able to "make things up" if they are too complicated or don't look right in my reference.  I guess that comes with time.  

Comment by Sharon Casavant on March 27, 2014 at 1:13

Like this painting, the red boat is rendered nicely, the one on the right, though is confusing somewhat, not much.  I understand the background!  Water reflections very good and like the broken color in the water.

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