Arrival in Port St. Joe around mid- afternoon gave time for a quick beach study on Day 195. Handling the palm trees is very interesting me. I love being able to study objects that I don't get to see everyday.
Day 196 kicked off the convention. Demos and lectures started at 7:00 in the morning and continue all day. So many great artists and so much information; my mind is blown! We had about one hour of painting time between the end of lectures and the evening opening reception, so all that was allowed was a quick study at the condo. Wound up with only about 30 minutes of actual painting time and this one could have used about 30 minutes more.
Day 197 brought a beautiful sunset despite some off and on rain through out the day. Caught a few cloud formations before the sun went down.
On Day 198, we had a little more time to explore and paint and we chose to go to the St. Joe Peninsula State Park. Beautiful dunes and marsh areas were everywhere. I have learned so much already this week and I am trying to apply it. Did a value sketch before I painted to check my values and then did a value underpainting. What a difference it made!
Day 199 (!) brought another opportunity to apply some of the incredible knowledge I have gained this week. I honestly would love to go home and lock myself in my studio for the next six to eight weeks and just paint. Was really drawn the to shape and lead in of this little marshy creek. Once again, did the value sketch and value underpainting and once again it made a difference . A little haze on my camera didn't take the best picture, but I was pleased with this one
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