Packing up this commission bound for Washington D.C. It makes the exterior of my studio look more like Cannon Beach than North Idaho!
My Wave
Tag: Ocean
Surf
Detail from a wave commission I am finishing. 50”x20”, I will be posting more from this.
A Little Blue
A lovely little painting from just about a year ago. This painting now resides in California.
Contrast
I never took a finished photo of this painting. I still don’t have a proper photo! It is at least an interesting contrast in environments.
Forever it seems
I dug out an older board with some texture. Stripped off the painting and made this one. It’s the classic wash rinse and repeat.
Commission
I have been working on this large painting for some time now. I thought I would post a preview of it!
Three from the shore
Three surf paintings together on my studio table. It is still full night and snowing in North Idaho. I stomped the powder off my boots at the studio door. It was a nice greeting, scenery from some other place.
Continue making waves!
This is the last of my smaller wave paintings. I am moving on to the large commission at long last! It is not going to be a recreation of any of the recent wave paintings. It will however pull ideas from each of them. Most of all I was trying to get my brain in the mindset of the ocean and surf.
Rolling on…
My small wave paintings continue! This is an aspect ratio that is interesting to work with. It is well suited for something as potentially horizontal as waves breaking.
My next step will be to start the actual commission. That painting is much larger, 60″x23″. Sort of a challenge dealing with a hefty oddly shaped panel.. I tend to flip paintings around and move them about the studio… trying to see it with fresh eyes. Some people keep a small mirror around to see it in reverse. That is something I used to do with digital paintings, flip them. Maybe I need a mirror…
Enjoy your weekend!
Friday!
Friday is just another day for me these days. One advantage of the winter in North Idaho, it encourages me to be hold up in the studio!
I am playing around with some waves trying to capture the sense of power and beauty. I will be starting on a large commission and wanted to do some experimenting first. This painting isn’t the direction I will be taking but it is an interesting piece.
brian sostrom 