I painted this one from Woodley Island last summer.
Eureka Archives
December 13, 2006
December 20, 2006
Second and F Streets
This is a view from the boardwalk at the foot of F Street that I painted sometime last Spring.
December 17, 2007
"Blue Boat"
"Blue Boat" oil on board
December 18, 2007
"Eureka Boardwalk"
"Eureka Boardwalk" oil on board
"Sunset from Woodley Island"
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Sunset from Woodley Island" oil on linen
I painted this one in July, at the end of a very productive day on Woodley Island. I started painting just after sunrise and worked until right before the sun went down. That made for a very long day, considering the season, but I got three pretty good paintings. My plan was to study different light effects on the bay, based on the time of day. The most interesting light (not surprisingly) was early morning and late afternoon, but I got a decent mid-day painting, too.
I was standing on one of the docks when I painted this, and at that time of day there was a fair amount of foot traffic. About an hour into the painting, I started feeling woozy from the motion, so I took photos and finished the painting the next day in the studio.