Most visitors and locals in Exuma will have had a ride on the local Water Taxi, a comfortable, slow moving boat, that can take you to other nearby islands, for a small fee.
The bright yellow boat is easy to spot going across to Stocking Island and the ride can be a lot of fun and a good way to see Exuma from a different point of view. Its part of the whole Exuma experience. I have taken a lot of photos from the taxi, that I can paint from at home in Vancouver, and its a treat to be surrounded by all that beautifull blue water.
I wanted to do a painting of the boat docked at Stocking Island, waiting for visitors to return to the main land. I painted it a few years ago, when it had the original white colour, so it was time to paint it again and it is just as hard to paint this time as it was the first. Trying to get the angles of the windows, the way the boat sits in the water, is tricky. Painting the ripples caused by the boat along the shore line is the fun part, just as challenging, but fun.
Just a few more hours of painting, adding the sailboats and homes in the background, then I will be done.
Joanne
Monday, June 14, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Walking the beach by "Big D's"
I love going to "Big D's" Its always peacefull , always relaxing , fun , and so beautiful and I took a lot of photos to paint from, while walking the beach in March.
Even on the windy days, there is a calmness of the horizon line, the sky and the water.
While painting the shoreline, I could feel my breathing slowing down with the gentle waves, and waves are always fun to paint. To work the blue, green of the water, the sand and white of the waves with paint is so much fun. I watch the waves all the time when I am in Exuma, walking along the shore, stopping to sit and feel it clear my mind. And I have to feel it, before I paint it, to bring it to life for myself, and for you. I want you to hear the waves, in the movements I make with my paintbrushes, to feel the weightlessness of large white clouds in a blue sky.
Just a few more palm leaves to paint, then I am finished this painting.
Joanne
Even on the windy days, there is a calmness of the horizon line, the sky and the water.
While painting the shoreline, I could feel my breathing slowing down with the gentle waves, and waves are always fun to paint. To work the blue, green of the water, the sand and white of the waves with paint is so much fun. I watch the waves all the time when I am in Exuma, walking along the shore, stopping to sit and feel it clear my mind. And I have to feel it, before I paint it, to bring it to life for myself, and for you. I want you to hear the waves, in the movements I make with my paintbrushes, to feel the weightlessness of large white clouds in a blue sky.
Just a few more palm leaves to paint, then I am finished this painting.
Joanne
"Harbour View" Apartment, George Town
Please visit my gallery and see this painting along with a few new ones in July
Joanne
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