Main Beach Paint Out

On Tuesday there was an all member paint out for LPAPA.  The paint out was to start at 9 am.  I ran across several painters on the way down to the beach.  Everyone spread out across the park even though the directions were to paint on the main beach.

The first step.  Everything is blocked in and there is a suggestion of the composition.

Nita came down from LA to be at the paint out.  I had painted with her before with the California Art Club.

At this point everything within my color key has been fully represented.  From this point on I am working within different areas of the painting and refining the color relationships, the value relationships, and the details within the painting.

Painters painting.

More painters painting.

This painting is a departure for me.  I do not usually paint buildings.  A lot of the other painters chose to paint the rocks or the cliffs in the opposite direction.  When confronted with easy and tough choices, I tend to pick the challenging option.  This is a way I can push myself to grow.  There are choices all along the way.  I believed a failed difficult painting has more to offer than a successful easy painting. ( in terms of growth )

The morning changed from a completely overcast day to a sunny morning.  I painted the clouds and the sky first because I knew they were going to burn off.  The morning was filled with saturated colors because of the cloud cover.  I am not sure how or why I picked the colors I did but I was really feeling them.  This painting took about 3 hours to complete.  My focus and concentration were at their peak despite many interruptions by interested beach goers.

The finished painting 24"X 36".

The value shot.

The detail shot.