painting of the sunset by jocko500
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I posted a photo of the sunset a few days ago. I in Mexico now. I wanted to paint what i see with out photo. I did take photos as you saw one the other day.
I brought my acrylic paint with me and some paper that will take acrylic paint with out it warping. I use both sides of the paper as i painting what i see with my eyes. This is the first time i started doing this as i was painting from photos. I an all new experiences for me. it harder that it looks.
The sun set keep on changing colors each time I look up from the painting and the clouds moved too. Of course the water moved all the time and when a boat go by it would mess up the water even more. this is my third painting as the first two is so bad looking. But that how painting goes. just like any other art. some times it good and sometimes it bad.
hope you you like it.
the water is clear here and there is black rocks in the under the waters so i was trying to take that into account and get them in too under the water
some one commented on my photo to straighten that horizon line out. If i did that then the pole would be off. I took a lot of photos of the horizon and it is not straight ever time. i going to put my camera down to level to see as I think it the lens detonation on this. I got a len on my D90 that means to go on a bigger pro camera. I do not have a lens that is not a zoom with me. Zoom will give more detonation than a fix lens will
Comments (61)
rainbows
Beautiful painting, dear Jock. I love your work. Hugs for all day. Di. xx
jendellas
Amazing painting, beautiful!!
soffy
I love this,so beautifully done***
sharky_
Very nice work... Aloha
kenmo
Nice painting!!!!
claude19
splendid idea and great painting ! You are a splendid Artist Jocko ! Take care of you also ! Excellent!!!
evielouise
Love it your sure getting good at this !~
helanker
Beautifully done, Jock. I like so much to see your paintings :-)
DennisReed
Excellent Jock!
flavia49
outstanding image
adrie
It's a beautiful painting Jock, excellent work.
carlx
Very beautiful painting, Jock!!!
Katraz
Great work Jocko I like your style.
npauling
A beautiful sunset in lovely colours. I like the reflection on the water.
rachris480907
Stunning work!
lyron
Excellent work!!!
fallen21
Amzing painting.
RodS
Well, that's a lovely painting, Jock! You are a man with a LOT of talent! Glad you cleared up that part about the lens....LOL!
GOLDILOCKSUK
Lovely work thank you for showing us your painting :) Cathy xoxoxo
KnightWolverine
Though I'm behind in comments I just wanted to pop in and say in time I will get back to some sort of ritual and soon be current in comments once again...Your painting here is outstanding Jocko!
mariogiannecchini
Excellent work !Great painting !
moochagoo
I have a friend who is painting that kind of sea scene, in Bretagne (with a less good weather). Bravo.
ragouc
Nice
LBJ2
Beautiful painting and colors, Jock. Fantastic craftsmanship.+5
Crudelitas
Spartan, but in its minimality enchanting. Very well-chosen color! Very nicely done!
mgtcs
Marvelous textures and colors Jocko, excellent choice of colors, congratulations!
MagikUnicorn
SWEEEEEEET
emmecielle
Very beautiful painting!
anahata.c
I'm skipping around, I'll get to your latest pieces in the next days, but I want to get back to your paintings, since I've missed so many. YOu spoke of the difficulties of painting in nature, and how the light changes, the boats come by, etc etc. I think the masters, over the centuries, just focussed on one moment, and kept it in their minds, as they painted. They'd just forget about the the light-changes and pedestrians, etc, as much as they could; they'd choose one kind of light they liked and just kept it fresh in their memory. So, in essence, they'd paint half from what was in front of them, and half from memory. (DO you know Monet's series of Hay Stack paintings? Or his many paintings of great cathedrals? He painted extremely specific times of day, so one painting would be a haystack in early morning light, another painting in late morning light, then another in late day light, etc; and he had maybe 10 minutes to capture the light in each case, because the light, as you know, changes very quickly So he painted part from nature and part from memory, while he stood there with his easel. Van Gogh painted such explosive light and hues, he was forced to paint from memory as much as from nature, because nothing in nature could stay that vivid, that long.) So your problems have been shared by many artists over the centuries (you're in good company): No one has found the perfect solution yet. And truly, as the artist, you can remove whatever gets in your way, lol, or just shift it, adjust it, whatever...I know that's "cheating," but the masters did it all the time. I know you want to paint what you see, you're being very truthful to your subject. But if someone comes by and parks their car while you're painting, you can just leave it out of the painting. I respect your fidelity to the subject though. I know how much it teaches us, as artists... Your brush work has such vitality. You "summarize" water with with those free floating lines. And the sun-reflection is so free, jutting down the water's surface with no care. The sun & clouds have a slightly apocalyptic feeling (look at van Gogh's "Starry Night", on Google). The colors have lovely deep hues. Lots of drama in the sky overall. The ptg has a very "quick" feeling, meaning it feels like it came out in a sudden burst of inspiration (even though I'm sure it took lots of time). I love how this just 'whooshes' onto the page. Hope you keep painting, you're getting at essences & essential energies in your work...
icerian
Very nice abstract work. Sunset is a miracle in the nature.