Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Surf's Up

Last December, the surf was up at Asilomar Beach just south of Monterey Bay. No surfing for me, but yes, a little photography. From one of those snaps, I did this h2o on 140lb.. cold press, rough watercolor paper. The rough texture was a good choice, allowing me to take an exacto knife and to scumble the full length of the blade across the paper to give the affect of looking through the ocean spray at those middle ground rocks. With the rough paper, the blade just hits the peaks of the paper, allowing the valleys to stay untouched.
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11 comments:

  1. Marti GreenFebruary 8, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    ....Very beautiful work, love how you move your paint. Cheers
    Marti

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  2. ArtiFebruary 8, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    perfect...very beautiful, David.The texture came out very nice.

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  3. Autumn LeavesFebruary 9, 2011 at 3:11 AM

    Awesome job on the spray David and stunning overall.

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  4. Cynthia SchelzigFebruary 9, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    ooooyes, very coool on the scrumbling on those rocks,,love the water too.......

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  5. David LobenbergFebruary 9, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    Thank, Marti, Arti, Autumn, and Cynthia!

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  6. LydieFebruary 9, 2011 at 11:29 PM

    It's great, David. I always learn a lot by looking at your work, thank you for sharing

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  7. SKIZOFebruary 10, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    Beautiful
    Work
    thank you for sharing

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  8. David LobenbergFebruary 10, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    You are welcomed, Lydie. Thank you for visiting my blog.

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  9. David LobenbergFebruary 10, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    Thanks, Skizo.

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  10. devotedmomof7February 15, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    Great technique - makes a great spray. The scene is true Monterey area.

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  11. David LobenbergFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    Cheryl Devoto, Thanks.

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