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Anchored at Johnson Park - Original Oil Painting by George De Chiara

Anchored at Johnson Park

This is another painting I did in Marble Falls during the Paint the Town Plein Air Festival. I actually painted this scene twice; the first one I wiped off after about 90 minutes of painting. I just wasn't happy with the direction the painting was heading and sometimes it's just easier to start over rather than continue to struggle.  After a short break for lunch (back to the Bluebonnet!), I returned to the park and tried this scene again from a different angle. This time I was happier with my results even though the boat moved so much on the water that it proved to be a real challenge to paint. It never stayed in one spot. The wind, which was very strong that day, just kept blowing it around. In fact, I had to remove my umbrella from my easel since the wind almost carried it away at one point. In order to paint the boat, I had to wait for it to return to the sweet spot, paint a little of it, watch it shift, and then wait again for about five minutes.  That's committment to the subject, but what a day...!

Anchored at Johnson Park

 
Painting Details:
Larger Version available here
Size: 9 inches x 12 inches on canvas panel. 
Medium: Original Oil Painting
Frame: none
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Signed on front. Signed and dated on back.

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