A walk along the Nea Chora Beach, Chania, Crete
Jun 30, 2015
Chania, Crete, 22" x 15".
I haven't uploaded a beach scene for a bit, so here is one. This is the 'Nea Chora' Beach in Chania, the main coastal town in Western Crete. I changed quite a bit from my reference photo. I was there on a short trip one October. The skies were gloomy and overcast. I decided to change my painting into more of a sunny summer scene. I warmed up the sky with cobalt blue and a little alizarin crimson. I used the 'wet in wet' technique for the couple of breaking waves and the distant coast.
I like it Tim, much lighter and brighter than usual.
Posted by: Doug | Jun 30, 2015 at 10:49 PM
Thank you Doug - yes a bit lighter than normal!
Posted by: Tim Wilmot | Jul 02, 2015 at 09:09 PM
Light indeed, Usually I don' t pay much attention to detail, but here I noticed the highlights on the birds. That works really well.
As I said before, I think this is better than the paintings you did a couple of years ago. imHo. Impressed with the waves and the 2 waves withdrawing on the right.
Posted by: Peter France | Aug 02, 2015 at 06:15 PM
Thank you Peter
Posted by: [email protected] | Aug 05, 2015 at 05:16 PM