I painted this one in the incoming tide: I had to pack up and leave in a hurry, otherwise my way back over the rocks would have been too breakneck....
That I still misjudge how much time I have (and need...?) Crazy.
I painted this one in the incoming tide: I had to pack up and leave in a hurry, otherwise my way back over the rocks would have been too breakneck....
That I still misjudge how much time I have (and need...?) Crazy.
I found a cozy little hollow where I was sheltered from the strong wind and painted the fast-moving clouds above the waves.
My view was a little restricted, but I made up for it by including the beautiful blossoms (which otherwise always have to be left out of my paintings).
Yes: that's how a painting vacation works :-)
These boats are moored in the small harbour of Kerfissien.
I painted one of my favourite pictures there last year – and found it difficult not to simply copy myself, but to consciously choose a different angle.
I really like the result – it seems to be a good motif for me.
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I painted this one in ‘our’ bay at low tide in the morning – and the tide almost caught me by surprise: I only really noticed the water coming in when it was already lapping around my wellies.
I then had to finish the painting on dry land – which meant I only had the beach and house in front of me, with all the tidal pools and rocks behind me and flooded.
The tides really don't make it any easier!
Den (endlich!) fast sonnigen Tag habe ich genutzt und abends noch dieses Contre Jour Bild gemalt:
Danach habe ich überall tanzende Pünktchen gesehen 😎
I took advantage of the (finally!) almost sunny day and painted this Contre Jour painting in the evening.
Afterwards I saw dancing dots everywhere 😎
When I was painting this one, my subject took off far too quickly.
Fortunately, the sand stayed wet long enough for me to at least see the reflection....

I used the short break in the rain today to paint:
I think I painted this piece three times: I had to constantly adjust the tonal values, the light changed by the minute. Sometimes the sea was lighter, sometimes darker than the sky, the rocks were just a silhouette at first, then suddenly bright, then dark again.
I also had to paint over the sand much darker, as the small tideways, whose water reflected the bright sunlight, did not stand out clearly enough ...
A very inefficient painting method this time :-)
I had painted a quick little oil sketch beforehand, so everything was still quite simple.
Ich bin wieder in der Bretagne!
Sie begrüßte mich mit ganz wunderschönen Grautönen... (und wieder mal Wind und Wind und Wind, was die Motivwahl sehr einschränkt, da ich nur malen kann, was vom aus dem Lee der Felsen zu sehen ist).
ich bin mal gespannt, was für Bilder mir in den nächsten 2 Wochen so passieren werden – denn ich weiß das vorher auch nie :-)
I'm back in Brittany!
It greeted me with beautiful shades of gray... (and once again wind and wind and wind, which limits the choice of motifs, as I can only paint what can be seen from the lee of the rocks).
I'm curious to see what kind of paintings will happen to me in the next 2 weeks - because I never know beforehand :-)