"She Waits"
oil on linen on board, 8" x 10"
SOLD
Last week, while in the fray of a few exciting days of painting outdoors, I had decided to go down to the beach (about 10 minutes away from the house) . . .and it was on a weekend. I should know better than to try the beach on a weekend. Every tourist with wheels is there!
I did get there, however, and found the wind to be blowing a gale. Impossible to set up an easel of any kind . . .it would be a sail! So, I began looking for places to paint . . . .driving here and there all the while searching for a place "that would look good in paint." Whoops!! I could have gone on all day long!
What I really needed was a place that was wind protected ! I didn't necessarily need a fancy schmancy place that was pretty to look at . . .and probably already in hundreds of paintings! . . . . . . . .I just needed to set up my easel in a good, well protected place and find something there to paint. That's right. There is ALWAYS something. It just takes a little effort in LOOKING and SEEING.
This beautiful tree with silver bark was waiting all the time. I loved the light on its branches. It was a struggle (still unused to the techniques of oil painting!) But here it is . . .with her arms outstretched, "She Waits" . . . .Labels: A Painting A Day, Bailey's Paintings, daily painting, New Oil Painting, Oil Painter, Oil Painting, Paint for fun, Plein Air, Plein Air Oil
