Two Old Pines

Conte' pastel drawing on paper.  12 in. x 14 in.

I have spent the day recycling picture frames by removing the old paintings and cleaning up the frames and glass from surface dirt, ready for some new work.  Then I went through a folder of paintings and drawings from the last year or so.  Many of these pieces of work I had not considered worth framing and basically shoved them away in this folder.  I picked what I thought were the best of the bunch and matched them in size and style to the used frames, (which are still in good condition!).
In one afternoon I managed to frame and matt five paintings and this little drawing above. It really is amazing what a frame can do for a painting.  I am quite chuffed really, it was like instant mass production, paintings ready to hang, or better still, sell.

Wild weather Awana Beach.  16 x 20 acrylic on board.

This is a first attempt at a seascape. I have always avoided the subject because they looked so darn hard to paint.  The fact is this was a fun subject to do, I loved the misty background and faint land masses.
Perhaps it goes without saying that it was painted in the warmth and dry of the studio!

At the end of Kaitoki beach

Acrylic on board. 6 x 6 inches.

Okay, here we go. I have had some problems with my computer, which seems to be working now, so
getting back to small, not so daily, paintings.  This rather quick sketch of a favorite spot on the island has a nice loose spontanious feel, which is impossible to get when painting too carefully, I rather like it.