Tag Archives: ocean
LA has been burning this week, which also means out of the destruction emerge the most spectacular sunsets...all the junk in the atmosphere is making our sunsets over the ocean look like paintings with cotton candy clouds and liquid mercury waves. I shot these in Marina del Rey:
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Watercolor on Paper, 5" x 7"
As of late, I've found myself shooting more and more photography. Up until now, this blog has featured primarily oil paintings, then both paintings and illustrations, and now I'll be expanding that to include photography. This was shot near Venice Beach, California. -G
Watercolor on Paper, 5" x 7"
Oil on Canvas, 9" x 12"
(t-shirt character design)
This illustration was inspired by Illustration Friday’s topic: Save.
In the drawing, a mermaid shops at the upscale “Sea Bubble Boutique” for a land hat to wear out of water. Each “Sea Bubble” is filled with salt water, and accessorized with various sea creatures. I modeled some of the fish and critters after marine life I’ve seen while scuba diving. This illustration was a blast to do!
Colored Pencil on Paper, 10” x 12”
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Pastel on Paper, 5" x 7"
For some reason I've never worked in pastels before, so when I recently came across a set of them, I decided to give it a try...and here is my first pastel painting!
Oil on Canvas, 16" x 12"
