| Garrapata Fog © Marian Fortunati 12"x12" Oil on RayMar Panel | |
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It was such an unusual day when we drove up the coast to show our niece a bit of California. She was visiting from Italy and was soon to start her first year of college. For the first few weeks, she shopped. I think single-handedly she improved our poor economy.
But this week we all enjoyed a road trip. On our way up the coast, we were mesmerized by the play of fog. First we would be socked in... unable to see anything. Then it would clear up and the skies would be bright and blue... Sometimes the fog crept in and teased us all. It was really quite beautiful.
I knew I wanted to paint this scene... it was too beautiful not to. I thought the square format would be interesting. Once I had most of the bones in I put it away for a while. When I pulled it out I worked on trying to make the water feel like it was flat and receding. I also tried to create interesting brushwork in the foreground and color in both the sky and in the water. Hopefully I succeeded.
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