"Mare Aperto" (Open Sea)8"x10" Acrylic on canvas board Recently I heard many painters praising the the art of painting on location. Apparently plain air painting has a special feel to it, the fact that you are there, breathing the scene, and you can move even so slightly your head and perceive depth, lights and shadows at different levels makes a difference in the painting process and the end result.
Most of these fellow artists are oil painters. Unfortunately acrylics dry very quickly - and it is one of the reasons why I enjoy them, so I'm not complaining - and painting outdoors can make them dry even faster. I tried few times, but I found it extremely challenging: even with a retarder I had trouble keeping the paint fluid.
Anyway, for this painting Mare Aperto, I sure wish I could have painted on location! During the all time it was like I could hear the waves crushing and the breeze blowing. I was only looking at a photo, but it made me travel with my fantasy. BTW, the photo was of Key West. :)
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