Beach Week Daily Drawings
We were at the beach for several days in June and I never uploaded any of the daily drawings that I did. It was an amazing week for finding shells on the beach - last year we barely found any and this year I only brought home perfect ones.
My Straw Hat - but it was too breezy to wear it on our morning walks.
A few of my favorite types of shells - the variation in color of the moon snails and bay scallop shells is truly amazing. I could use one shell for an example of nature's perfect color combinations each time I paint.
I love the seagulls and this was the only one we saw with this coloration.
We took a ride to the end of the South Fork to the Montauk Point Lighthouse for the first time. It is a wonderful place for drawing and painting.
Comments
I am a beach lover especially in the early mornings or late afternoon. I love your journal entries especially the shells You really did a nice job in the rendering and the softness of the colors. Another good spot on Long Island is the vineyards on the North Fork, at least that's what I have heard. I have never been but am planning to head on out this summer.
Lynn
Posted by: Lynn Logan | June 27, 2010 9:24 AM
Great beach sketches! It sounds like a wonderful time spent at the beach. And those shells - how pretty! I'm a shell collector too. I have them in decorative glass and ceramic bowls throughout the house. Little treasures :-)
Posted by: Ann | June 27, 2010 12:29 PM
Wow! What pretty shells!! You have drawn them so well!
Posted by: Shalini | June 27, 2010 1:03 PM
I love these sketches! They are all just so soft and sweet =)
Posted by: Alex Tan | June 27, 2010 6:09 PM
Your shells are so beautiful, both the painted ones and the real ones. Such soft colours and shapes. A lovely jouranl entry about your walks on the beach, wish I was there too!
Posted by: Cathy | June 28, 2010 5:18 AM
Nicely done. I love your sketches of the shells.
Posted by: Barbara Weeks | June 28, 2010 8:22 AM
Oh my! you had a profitable art week. The sketches are so reflective of your beach visit. The shell collection is so huge and colorful.
Posted by: Sandra Torguson | June 28, 2010 10:19 AM
Great sketches. I love beach things to sketch. Those shells are amazing.
Posted by: Linda T | June 28, 2010 10:30 AM
Terrific drawings, especially the shells! And I like your collection, they are so colorful!
Posted by: Raena | June 28, 2010 2:59 PM