Weber Point

Oil on canvas panel 11" by 14". plein air, painted at Bullhead Flat at China Camp State Beach Park between 4:00 and 5:30 PM. Tide was in and late aftrernoon color and shadows were there. Compare this with the on easel shot posted yesterday. Only change is signed in cad red light and a couple of sparkles of this color throughout the painting to unify it. No real studio changes.

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Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on August 30, 2014 at 0:23: Thank you all. I am going to tweak it just a little. I've painted this plein air about 4 times now but at different times of day and with different tides. At low tide there are mud flats. After storms the water in San Pablo Bay is muddy. This kind of a "Monet" exercise. Maybe I should post all of them together. I'll think about that. Stu

Comment by Jessica Futerman on August 29, 2014 at 22:19: Beautifully painted! I really like the trees with the interesting shapes, trunks & tree holes showing the sky.

Comment by Dorian Aronson on August 29, 2014 at 20:33: So very proud to know you Dr. Gourlay! You did this in an hour and a half! Congratulations.

Lots of smiles coming your way ;-)

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on August 29, 2014 at 15:15: Thanks Laura. I think the main problem is that my lights where the sun hits are too cool, so I will warm them up a bit. I am not going to do very much to the painting; just touch ups. I won't ruin it. Stu

Comment by Laura Xu on August 29, 2014 at 15:10: Stu, I think this is a great painting. I would leave this one alone. You can always go back to paint another one for study.

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on August 29, 2014 at 14:14: Thanks Ian. Most of this kind of grass usually does grow in the same direction because a fair part of it is under water twice a day and the silt that it grows on is pretty flat. That being said, it would look better with a little more variety of brush strokes. I am waiting for it to dry a little more and I will the coat it with OMS and alkyd medium (I use Galkyd Lite) and wipe some of the medium off ("oiling out") and paint back into it wet in wet as Michael suggests to increase the contrast a bit. WIP! Stu

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on August 28, 2014 at 16:47: Thanks Michael, Ann, Jon and Laura. Michael, I think I will mess with it by increasing the contrast as you suggest and will repost it. The light changed as I was painting it since it was in the late afternoon. I will check over the photos I took before I make alterations and I will let it dry so that I can wipe off changes that don't improve the painting. Thanks for the input. Stu

Comment by Ann Turner on August 28, 2014 at 14:46: Hi Stu, the first thing that grabs me when I see your painting is the interesting contrast between the glowing smooth water and the texture and brushwork of the grass. The perspective of the shore moving back is very well done to the dark finger of land in the shadow. Love the red you have added to give a little punch to all those greyed greens. This has more color and variety of color then some of your other paintings. A little touch of warm light on the bluff would give us a more gratifying focal. Your painting style is peaceful and calming because of the soft greys. I like it, its the way that you see the world and its a nice way to see things.