OLIVER PYLE FINE ART

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Dec 29, 2024

Edited: Jan 01

Friendly Beaches

in Inspiration Challenge 2024

Having a lot of time to paint over the summer holidays here, and thought I'd have another go at the Inspiration Challenge. The below is a photo I took a few years ago when I was on holiday on Tasmania's east coast. The beaches are pristine and Friendly Beaches is a stunning spot to visit. This shows the view looking south, towards The Hazards (the peaks on the right hand horizon) and Maria Island (just peaking over the sea in the distance). I was struck by the colour of the rocks, the breaking waves and the shifting colours of the water, from deep blue in the distance through turquoise and crystal clear close by.

The painting, photo and preliminary sketch are below - any comments welcome!

Final painting

Preliminary sketch

Reference photo

11 comments

Comments (11)

davidholmes1.dh

Jan 09

I like how the wave softens in the middle and the effect you have achieved with the rocks.

Peter

Jan 15

Replying to

Thanks David - much appreciated.

Bob Gould

Jan 01

Overall a very nice scene and nicely painted. Colors work well as does the shadows on some of the rocks

Peter

Jan 03

Replying to

Thanks Bob. Good to know the shadows read well.

Antonella Szilagyi

Dec 29, 2024

Beautiful rocks!

Peter

Jan 03

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Thanks Antonella - much appreciated :)

Paul Oram

Dec 29, 2024

The surf in the sea would have been better painting negatively with a dry brush technique, a couple of simple horizontal strokes. As it is now it comes forward to much. The sea that flows onto the beach is fine with the detail. The rocks are rather beautiful and its a nice drawing as well.

Paul Oram

Jan 01

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This is a lot better I think and the sea coming over the rocks feels very convincing. Quite an impressive feat I would say! Another improvement could be that rather than copy the dark values in the photo for the distant mountains to paint them lighter and bluer to show the aerial perspective. The camera has made them darker as the light from the waves is affecting the exposure.

Peter

Jan 03

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Thanks Paul. Appreciate the feedback, and good to know the dry brushing is working better - been working on this.

I had wondered about pushing the aerial perspective more bit decided against it. The air is so clean in Tasmania that there is less of an effect from particulates in the air, so aerial perspective is less apparent than elsewhere. I'd put some in, and its always a toss up between putting in more so it reads more like distance, or less in to stay truer to the actual light effect of this place.

Paul Oram

Jan 03

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Sounds like a fantastic place. Great food I hear.

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Friendly Beaches

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