Hello, everybody!
Welcome back to emanate artworx. Today, I want to share an acrylic painting from the early part of this year. Mostly I make digital paintings because of ease and convenience (no cleanup?!), but sometimes it's nice to get some paint onto a canvas 🎨.
This painting was inspired by a picture of a beach I saw on unsplash. Where I live, the only beach nearby is a lakeshore. While there are some stunning scenes the lake can offer, it's really not the same as the mighty blue ocean!
Okay, this is actually the 1st of a 4-part beach series I painted. (So, you know, more to come.) Since I'm not super familiar with painting these types of views without using a reference, I'd characterize this as a study. I would love to see and plein air some sunsets like this IRL one day, but for now I'll settle for the lake and my imagination 🥲.
It was actually kind of difficult to capture the bright and vivid atmosphere of this scene. Acrylic painting is fun because it's a nice switch from digital art, but let's be real, sometimes you miss that undo button, amiright 🫠😆. Despite the challenges, I'm pretty satisfied with the vibes on this one and the fire of the sunset in the clouds.
I got a lil caught up in the brushstrokes, so I didn't get as many progress pics as I would have liked, but that's okay! The last one was taken outside in the backyard for that natural light look 🌞.
"Beach 1"
Emanate Artworx 2023
Acrylic on canvas board
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Thank y'all for reading! Until next time, 😗🧡
Ema