Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

This is a small pastel piece I did yesterday. It measures 7.5" x 7.5" unframed $125 plus S/H                            Prints of this image are also available through Fine Art America: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/on-a-clear-day-rae-andrews.html?newartwork=true Thanks for visiting.. Rae works and teaches in all mediums.. please contact her through her website at:                                                           http://raeandrews.com

Having traveled along the Amalfi Coast and seeing the wonderful vista of cliffs and misty coastline, this image evolved from memory. I often draw on my imagination when painting, I find it quite meditative. Just to let myself go with the rhythm of the sea and allow the marks to 'flow' from your fingertips.. Soft background music is also a help with this particular way of painting. I know a lot of my students go through some angst when they can't pluck an image out of their heads and I understand this. It's not for everyone.. Even if you use a photo to begin a painting, put it away after the first few basic design strokes, and let your memory work for you, it does work, and you will get more of a 'personal feeling' about your scene which is (for me) far more seductive for your viewer. I was trained to visually see a scene and memorize it a lot, especially with seascapes.  Also doing so many demos for various art groups, sometimes I have to use wha...

I guess I felt a need for a completely different genre, so here goes nothing. This is a scene from my walks on Sugar Beach Maui. It's a long beach and great to stretch my legs. I just love to watch the waves, and the way the light plays on the top of the crests. A seascape needs to be studied at length before painting it, after all, it's never still for us, and photos simply don't do it justice. They flatten the light and dull down the colors. Having said that, this is a composite from my photos, and a lot is from memory, an impression, that's what I was aiming for. I hope you like it.                                                   This image is 9" x 25" unfarmed.           ...