Daybreak On The Bay

by Jimmie Bartlett

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24.000 x 12.000 x 1.000 inches

Title

Daybreak On The Bay

Artist

Jimmie Bartlett

Medium

Painting - Oils On Canvas

Description

We were doing an A/C show in the Bauer Center in Port Lavaca, Texas and I got up early to shoot photos of the bay. It worked out great as it happened to be the opening day of oystering season and the boats were already dredging. I took a lot pictures, then went back to the RV to eat breakfast before the show opened at 9 am. It was one of those days an artist loves and remembers. Beautiful scenery and an art show.

In the painting, I brightened the water a little and lightened the sky some as the photo had a bit of color and value shift from what I remembered. At daybreak, siloettes do have different values and color. This one captured a lot of detail. Check out the rigging and the figures. Do you see the Captain in the cabin holding a mug of coffee? The window lights were lit up by the glass reflecting the yellow sky. The bouncing oranges and yellows bring out the action going on in the water, from the nose of the boat plowing through it, and the churn wash from the propeller at the stern. The sky backlights the strain on the rigging and cabling as the dredge box is digging up oysters on the bottom of the bay. Notice that the masts and antenna are not painted black but lend to a tonal orange color to harmonize with the skylight. I get excited about the power of light and shadow in contrast.

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January 15th, 2013

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