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Landscape Paintings Added to the Wetland and Woodlands

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Vague Study, Painting, Abstract Marine, Seascape

This piece was one of several that I did in preparation for the larger oil painting Vagues contra les Roches I tested out several locations and angles for the final painting and also at the same time practiced the color and wave action indigenous to the area. When the final piece was being executed it was…

Venuzula Beach, 24 x 42 plein air oil, Deborah Chapin

Painted at Dawn Venuzula Beach was a challenging subject, my main objective was to capture light, abstract patterns of the water run off and record the color. I painted a number of pieces from this beach in a variety of different lights and weather conditions it was one of my richer sources of material. This…