Harris Beach, OR Oil Painting

Brent and I have been fortunate enough to see the beautiful West Coast of Washington, Oregon and California (I highly recommend it!). So I decided to use some of our most treasures pics as a reference to hone my skills for painting both landscape and portrait. I remember the feeling of this day. There was a beautiful sea breeze and the sun was glowing so bright; it felt like happy freedom! Like when I was a kid running on the beach! Definitely something to capture through oil paints. I felt so many emotions painting this picture. It's amazing how art acts as therapy and catharsis. It gives us a chance to see things in a new perspective as we build our forms and landscapes.

Every time I upload a picture I am reminded of how art is so different when you view it in person as compared to a photo of it. LOL

I have posted my progress photos below.

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  Sketch for oil painting.

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  Base Layer for Oil Painting.

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  Improving sky layers.

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  Defining forms.

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  Adding layers of light to forms.

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  Painting in details of water bubbles.

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  Defining shadows.

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  Final details in oil painting.

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  Finished Harris Beach Landscape painting!

Thank you for checking out my art!

TRB