We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.
This is a bit of a multi-purpose work, exploring two subjects that are deeply fascinating to me – the sky and the sea. I was trying to capture an unusual pearly light that you sometimes see at dawn, and I think I’ve got at least part of the way there. I’ve called the painting ‘Sea of Dreams’ because it looks a bit surreal to me.
The coastline around Hat Head National Park is very impressive. It’s just across the bay from South West Rocks, and has the same honey coloured granite boulders. There’s a well preserved colonial gaol there, crafted from the same local stone by the convicts. I doubt they enjoyed the project much, or the surroundings.
I had another productive Sunday painting with Erna last weekend. This painting is from a photograph I took on an early morning walk at Port Macquarie. Looking into the sun doesn’t make for a very good photograph, but in paint the light and sea mist look more convincing, I think.
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