Below is Sunrise, Bribie Island. It’s a peaceful yet chaotic painting. Crashing waves, dramatic sunlight, and not another person in sight. Reference Photo and Study Below is the reference photo I painted from, plus a grid and grayscale version created using my free reference photo tool. I also painted a small study to clarify my … Read more
Below is Caloundra, Early Sunrise. It captures the initial moments of the sunrise. I was about to hit the water with my kayak. It was quiet and the sky was mostly dark, but warm light was starting to burst through the clouds. This follows on from my Caloundra, Dramatic Sunrise painting, which is based on … Read more
Below is Morning Lookout. It depicts Toowoomba’s landscape (Queensland, Australia), just before the sun peered above the horizon. All of nature’s pastel colors were out to play. Reference Photo and Color Studies Here’s the reference photo I painted from: I also painted a few watercolor studies on location (see below). I haven’t touched watercolors in … Read more
In this post, I take a closer look at one of my favorite paintings, Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet—the painting which gave Impressionism its name. Key Facts About Impression, Sunrise “Impression I was certain of it. I was just telling myself that, since I was impressed, there had to be some impression in it – and … Read more