"Eastpoint Morning"

30 x 40

Hey. Still here. Still painting. I get a F on the promotion part of art. Just too many other things going on, and I decided painting was more important than showing. One time stealer this year has been exercise, which is good. The form of exercise is almost exclusively biking. Mountain biking and some road rides. At least five days a week. And if you know me, you know that I can't just do something, I've got to really do it. So this year I have participated in four mountian bike races (even winning a couple) and two centuries (100 mile bike rides). Anyway less time for everything else. But with painting I am trying to focus on quality over quantity. I recently took a bunch of photos of the years production so check up on the blog and I promise to post more.

This is from a photo taken during one of my coast trips. Got up early and got the sun rising in Eastpoint. These are oyster boats. Colors are mostly mine. These are commercial boats and the life of an oysterman is tough. These docks aren't made by a carpenter. They are just put up with whatever log is available. I used some artistic license to move the eye around. And played with the sun and the clouds or fog or whatever you want it to be. It's moody, at least that's what I was trying for so I hope it is.

I'm still here and I've had a good year. [Don't tell anyone. I like to keep it quiet.]

Thanks for looking.