light on the flat edges

8 x 13, pastel on Sienna Uart

Water is endlessly fascinating to me. It flows and catches the light on its flat edges. Every color and no color, just dazzling bright glare.

Hope Island painting and glare

Up early this morning to start painting before 7:00 (that's almost a record for me!). The water was smooth and the temperature warm enough for shorts. The wind picked up as I was painting and sprinkled pastel dust all over the bow of the boat. After I was finished painting, I had to hose off and scrub the deck. A pain. But worth it.

The second photo is a study of glare and how really bright light alters objects and my perception of them and their color. This is at Orcas Island. Safe passage through Deception Pass and now a safe anchorage near the small village of Olga on Orcas Island.

Life is good!