"Rock Bay", 16 X 20", Oil on Canvas.Here is a subject I have been wanting to tackle for some time. Not to make a social or environmental statement (I'm an artist, not a journalist), but for the sheer visual interest of it. Can something so ugly be made into something beautiful? Such built landscapes do have a certain structure and blunt purpose.
So I painted it as a tonal study. This is part of the Victoria that the tourists aren't shown. I'm glad, too, that Victoria has a real and edgy side.
Loving the new camera. I didn't have to colour-correct this photo at all. Another helpful factor is that I have now got two 50 watt halogens shining on my easel, so I am painting under gallery lighting, and so my photos turn out better too.
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