Color Study- North Avila Beach

Carried my little 3# Gorilla Painting Box down to the beach the other evening to do this value study. It was a little after 6 pm and the tide was low. Pelicans were just coming around the chalk cliffs thru Shell Beach and cruising for dinner. The Cormorants were sitting on the rocks sunning their water soaked feathers as the sun hit them closer and closer to horizontal. What a peaceful half hour. I’ll be painting it soon. First the color study, then the full blown piece for SLOPE’s show at the San Luis Obispo Lighthouse.
To enjoy the sounds of the surf while viewing this value study to to my new web site and click on "Art To You Blog". Under archive you'll see and hear Avila Beach. www.fayreneparrish.com