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Here are two new wave paintings fresh off the easel. There's just something about the sun shining on a cresting wave and the turquoise waters.

Parade Wave 8" x 12"

This painting was done from photos that I took at the Fort Morgan State Historical Site in Fort Morgan, Alabama. This young boy was one of the reenactors that was on site the day I was there. He stood for a very long time looking out over the bay. In our time it seems rare to see a young child stand still for so long and appear to be just day-dreaming. It made me wonder what he was thinking about. Was he thinking about the past? After all he was there to help the tourist feel a sense of the history of the site. Or was he thinking of the future as he looked out over the bay? Did he dream of sailing the high seas or maybe he was wishing he could get away from the tourists in a small fishing boat. I will allow the viewer of the painting to decide what they think the boy might be dreaming of.

The pastels I selected before beginning the painting.

The sketch and the color swatch made to test the color relationships.

The easel set up with the original sketch, the color swatch and finished painting. 

If you've been following my February Challenge you will know that the last few days of the February challenge I spent painting this larger piece, and you probably saw photos of this as a work-in-progress. Here is the finished painting ready to be framed and shipped off to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore where it will become part of the Artist-in-Residency Gallery. I was selected in August 2016 to be part of the Artist-in-Residency Program at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. I spent two weeks painting, exploring and hiking in the park. I also took hundreds of reference photos to use for new paintings.