People ask me all the time about how long it takes to paint a painting. It's not like it takes X number of minutes per square inch or anything. Every painting is different. Sometimes a painting idea sits in my head for YEARS before anything comes of it. Sometimes it gets the beginnings of a sketch, and then THAT sits for years in a dusty corner of the studio. Sometimes I start painting, and then freak out because it's such an overwhelming process and immediately stop....and wait for another few years to start back up again. This is one of those. I had a basic sketch, and the beginnings of the sky and water, and the basic outline of the rest of it. The painting already had a name....just no paint.
We were walking on the beach at the end of a long day of sightseeing in Cartagena, Colombia. We were there to watch the sunset when we saw the fisherman pull in their nets after a day of fishing. A small crowd had gathered on the shore to see what the fishermen caught. Instead of celebration, the atmosphere was subdued. Even the seagulls seemed disappointed, and quietly waited in the distance because the nets were empty. There was nothing. No fish. Nothing to show for a long day at sea. Nothing to take home to feed the family. Nothing to sell. Nothing but net.
This painting is 36" x 48", oil on linen.I painted it from a reference photo that I took in 2023.
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