‘Doubles Reach’ New Coastal Landscape Painting

'Doubles Reach'

I am trying to bring more detail and realism into the work while at the same time loosening up the brush stroke style from the last few years of framing everything in a dark/black line. The dark black lines come from sketchbook, illustration style really but as I reach out towards more life studies and coastal landscape based work I am finding those color choices hanging on the palette too heavily for what I am trying to project.

'Detail #1'

 While the black lines still play heavily into this piece, they are departing. Making way for the other methods I am starting to use to frame the key elements in each painting. Siennas, ochres, you know the deal.  If not you will be seeing it soon enough through the upcoming work.

'Detail #2'

 I have also started switching up the brush choices. For the last 3 or 4 years I painted almost exclusively with a 1″ flat brush. Perfect for stiff lines and quick fill-ins on large pieces but it definetely leaves a flater painting than where these ones are at, using various rounds and finer points.

'Detail #3'

 ’Doubles Reach’ doesnt really exist as a physical place but it easily could. It’s every little stretch of coastline I love to wander along and jot down in the blackbooks in rapid pens strokes and ink scrawl.