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"Watercooler Chat"
Marbled Godwits at Ulloa St. Beach, San Francisco
12"x12" oil on canvas |
These are Marbled Godwits with mottled feathers and long red-tinted beaks standing in the thinnest remains of a wave. I took the photographs of the beach at Ulloa Street in San Francisco almost exactly a year ago, and finally painted them this weekend. I cannot recall having painted birds before, so their shapes are interesting to observe along with how the shadow overlapped the reflection of the Godwit on the right and made the reflection appear darker in that area. I did get back to Garrapata Park, south of Carmel again just before sunset this week, to have the very briefest amount of time before the sun was blocked by a cloud bank. This had the odd effect of lighting the hills up bright red while leaving the foliage in cool light, maybe enough for a painting, just have to wait and see.
