As the temperatures start to rise, I’ve been dreaming of oceans and beaches. In lieu of an actual trip to the shore, I’ve been painting some scenes from my past travels. Presented here alongside their inspiration photos, a couple of my favorites.
This first one was a loose interpretation. I went from memory, and I think I had a couple photos in mind when I was painting, but I was mainly thinking of this:
There was clearly another image in my head at the same time, but I still love the end result. Next up:
Inspired by this photo, with some small adjustments in the color scheme and detail: