Strong Backlight in the Afternoon.

Fascinating and hard to paint that afternoon harsh backlight.
But a pleasure when it works out!

Also I like the...

Shoreline and Backlight in Summer.

Proud of this one. When my kids would be on this one, I wouldn't have sold it :-)

When I paint these 'pastel'...

Seascape 'Colorful Beach and Parasols'.

It seems again far away, the heat of Summer. Yet I have still more beauties to share with you from this...

Seascape 'Summer Beach - Lazy Peaceful Afternoon'

I love this one because of the red and blue umbrella, the pink one creating the orange shadow,...

Seascape 'Girls Pose and Reflections'

They offered to pose. Lucky me. Although every person had just about 3 minutes to spare, I had to...

Towards evening the Shiny stuff happens!

Lucky moments: being there late at the beach and the kids are not 'whining enough to pack up'.. yet... and...

'Squint and Compose'

Most people think 'movement' is the thing that's most hard to capture painting outdoors. And it's true. Moving figures,...

Fear of Bad Weather.

Often it takes a while before participants (in my outdoor classes) realise how much good bad weather can do. The shifts...

Hot Days.

Lively Scenes! Love those days when there is really SO MUCH to choose from so much to paint!

The beach always 'breathes' a different...

Figures Move!

I won't lie to you: painting moving figures IS hard to do. Somehow you 'choose' a certain position, a composition that will work...