#155 Summer Days on the Island" (10x10" acrylic on canvas AVAILABLE link in bio)
I have always been drawn to the way light interacts with transparent fabric. This scene from Monhegan Island, Maine captures just that. I am beyond delighted with the perceived movement and transparency of the sheets on the clothesline, blowing in the salty breeze.
 
This painting represents a subtle but intentional shift in my style from super tight detailed work to allowing the paint to tell more of a story with less detail. This does not mean sloppy, or carless, but quite the contrary. I find it requires more thought on the pallet, how I load my brushes so that each stroke can work to tell the visual story with less detail, this allows the viewer to fill in the rest.
 
Framing available