Monday 28 March 2011

Just a perfect day on The North Sea



Windstil, zacht licht an de Noord Zee
oil on canvas
60 x 90 cm (24 x 36 inches)
painted on location - Sunday 27 March 2011

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With the intention of painting a Van Oord ship spouting out sand to raise the level of the coastline, here at South Beach, The Hague, I sit up near the water, and began this rather large canvas. It began to take shape, the forms and spaces started speaking to me, and before I knew it, I had a decent scene developed on my canvas. A ship did come into my viewing space, and would have occupied a large area, had I painted it in. But you know sometimes less is more, and I had the feeling, this work of art is about peace and tranquility, something we all could use now and then.

2 comments:

Kim Vanlandingham said...

I love what you did with it. Sometimes you just have to go with what you feel. Love your work!

alberto valentini said...

thank you very much,
hope all is well with you.
Alberto