When the full moon shines over Richardson Bay in Sausalito it creates wonderful reflections on the water. I've always wanted to capture this in a watercolor but wasn't too confident I could pull it off successfully until I found a demonstration recently in a book published in 1973 called The Watercolor Painting Book. It had a section on how to paint moonlight. I used the technique described to capture the view I have from my deck at night. I used the colors suggested in the book which were hooker's green, French ultramarine and burnt sienna. Size is 14" x 10".
Fabulous job!! You captured the moonlight perfectly.
ReplyDeleteYou've really captured the eery yet beautiful light of a moonlit seascape here, Jean. What a fantastic view you have from your deck. Excellent piece!
ReplyDeleteMoonlit sea is my weakness and has been on my agenda for a longtime now and you have inspired me to take out my paints today! Another lovely depiction from you Jean!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful painting Jean, love the light on the water and those colours are indeed the colours of the night!
ReplyDeletethe sky and sea are brilliant jean ... you must life in a beautiful spot .
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done, Jeanne, and thanks for sharing your color combination.
ReplyDeleteCarrie: Thank you. I seem to have been successful with this one since it just sold on my web site.
ReplyDeleteMichael: Thanks for the nice comment. Yes, we are very lucky with the view we have.
Padmaja: Glad I was able to inspire you to paint. Give the moonlight a try.
Caroline: Thanks. It was interesting that in class most people loved it but one person did not think the colors were right. I appreciate your opinion. You capture such lovely atmospheric pieces.
Jane: Thanks so much. We feel very lucky to live overlooking San Francisco and Richardson bay.
Mary: I think it is a good idea to share techniques so we can all learn from them and I feel it makes blogging more interesting.
Lovely scene and you've done a wonderful job on those reflections. ;-)
ReplyDeleteWow, you captured the lighting so very well. I don't know how I would have attempted this - you nailed it - it's beautiful!
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