Monday, March 12, 2012

"Driftwood at Rialto Beach" La Push seascape, oil painting, by Robin Weiss

"Driftwood on Rialto Beach" 8x12 oil on panel  Sold
I was interested by the trees coming down to the oceans edge... They remind me of a scene from some fantasy movie. I can picture Sam and Frodo making their way through a forest like this, evading some unseen danger.

It was also quite an exercise in perspective drawing. Not only with line but with atmosphere. Another painter who does a great job painting distance with atmosphere is Marc Hansen. You can see his work here.

If you would like to take a trip down blogger-memory lane,  you can click here to see some sketches of a trip I made to La Push in 2008.

8x12 oil on panel. 
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4 comments:

  1. Lavon1:22 PM

    Robin, love this piece. the mistie distance and bright nearness. just wonderful!

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  2. Robin Weiss6:15 PM

    Thank you Lavon! I'm working on atmospheric distances with these studies....It's tricky!

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  3. ToshiE9:26 PM

    Reminds me the beach scene you-then-Ned painted in fall 2010 in the WS. I like this because it has your style, not Ned's.

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  4. Robin Weiss10:00 PM

    I appreciate that Toshie!

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