Painting Boats at Fort Myers Beach Paintout

The Sea Beckons
oil on panel, 11x14

I painted this shrimp boat during the "Paint The Beach - Sandcastles to Shrimp Boats" paintout in Fort Myers Beach in November.  This was my first shrimp boat painting, since we don't have any where I live in Sarasota, Florida.  It was an exciting subject to paint, with all the rigging, nets, and ropes.  I simplified it enough to get a clean looking study.  The quality of light was what interested me the most, as is usual when I'm painting from life.  The boat looked like it was just waiting to be manned and taken back out to work.

Early Morning Reflections

A Time For Everything
Oil on cradled panel, 12x12

Out of the early morning shadows comes the patterns of reflections of sunlight on the water and an old dory.