Works in Progress

April, 2010

I always marvel at the beautiful water in the Bahamas and Florida Keys, so I wanted to create a piece that captures the essence of fly fishing in a shallow, saltwater flat. The simple beauty is sometimes overwhelming.

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A simple wash to get started.

Building up the values.

Adding more depth.

Turned the painting upside down to paint the sky/horizon (and keep it straight!).

More value definition.

Added a fisherman in there. . .

Another fisherman; final definition.

Artist with the final painting, "Wading the Flats", before delivery to a show in Sarasota.

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