Showing posts with label marine painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marine painting. Show all posts

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Ghost Ship, 20x20 Oil on Canvas by Carmen Beecher


After Florida was hit with Hurricane Irma, this sailboat was found washed up on Melbourne Beach. Authorities eventually discovered that the boat came all the way from Key West, hundreds of miles away. Aboard, oddly enough, were two mannequins, a large velvet rose, and a sign that declared, "beatings will continue until morale improves." 

Carmen

Ballard Park, Original Oil on Canvas

  I had not painted outside in two years, so this was quite a challenge. It was one of those paintings I had to improve upon in the studio. ...