Recently I had the good fortune to
be asked by a beach gallery to show my paintings...mostly marine related. It
gave me the opportunity to paint the sea on a more regular basis. This became part
of my daily painting rotation if you will. The sea is a genre which has
incredible range for an artist. It's important for a working artist, because as an
artist I need a reason to paint the sea other than the inspirational aspect, which is surely
important to the creative process. However, the occasional genre painting won't elicit the growth and knowledge of a subject like painting it on a regular basis will.
The sea evokes extreme emotions. From the romantic peaceful
sublime as a sunrise in “Dawn Seas”, to the raw power of “Breaking Thunder”. And, it does this with hypnotic
rhythm. Humans migrate towards her, sailors cross her and surfers can’t resist her. They try endlessly to tame her and
if not tame her, merge as one – if only for seconds.
"As a painter I want to capture the essence of those moments
in my paintings."
642 Dawn Seas 44x44 oil on linen completed 3//20/12
583 Breaking Thunder 44x40 oil on linen completed 8/14/11
641 The Matador 48x48 oil on linen completed 3/7/12
I am currently painting the Atlantic side in and around
Virginia Beach with the help of photographer and artist Matt Haddaway. Virginia Beach has a large surfing culture to draw inspiration from. Many
of my marine paintings, as well as “The Matador”, a painting showing one of those
moments, are available through the Richard Stravitz Fine Art Gallery in Virginia
Beach Va.
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