Sunday, October 24, 2010

Beached Sailboat

8 x 10 acrylic on paper
I almost chose animals to paint for Dean Haven on our Flying Moleskins site, since he and I both like to paint them. But something, I'm not sure what, made me feel like doing a seaside scene. This summer we were in Port Aransas, Texas and I saw this catamaran on the shoreline. My husband thinks it was either a Hobie 18 or a Nacra. But it reminded me of when he and I were dating and we would go out on his Hobie Cat and oh man, we had so much fun. I wasn't a sailor but he was, and he did all the work and I lounged and got a tan. Not really, I held the rudder sometimes, and when we came about I'd duck the boom and jump to the other side. That's helping, right?

9 comments:

L.Holm said...

I love it! Great job. I can feel the spray blowing in off the water. Yes - fun companionship and keeping the boat trimmed..always a help, right!

Michelle said...

Love it, Camille! Great subject...very serene with the blue tones. I also love all the colors in the "white" sail.

Donna Crosby said...

Nice one Ms. Camille

Angela Elledge said...

I don't know anything about sailing, so it all sounds like work to me. Very, very nice, always love your paintings!

martinealison said...

Quelle plénitude dégage cette peinture... envie de voyage, envie de solitude... Vos bleus sont très beaux... J'aime beaucoup. Bisous
Merci pour votre gentil message...
A bientôt

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Anonymous said...

belle envie de voyage c'est vrai !

Autumn Leaves said...

Camille, I think this is beautiful. I so love the colors, the sense of fresh sea breezes and flying on the wind that comes through this piece! The pieces below that I've not seen are wonderful too! I should be able to get back to my regular blog visiting in early January! I can't wait as I've missed all of you so much!

Dean H. said...

Camille...I am so very sorry! I thought I had commented on this wonderful painting a looong time ago. Must have sent it and it got lost in the blogosphere.

I love this painting a lot! What a joyous yet relaxing scene! Thank You!