Sun has been somewhat scarce here on the west coast this summer so when it's shining I'm motivated to get shooting with my camera so I have it to inspire me when the rains really set in!
I took a walk through Lighthouse Park in West Vancouver, www.vancouvertrails.com/trails/lighthouse-park/, where trails meander through old forest towards the rocky coastline and Point Atkinson Lighthouse. I see I was drawn toward curving shapes, texture and contrast - all design elements that are showing up strongly in my painting lately. I find it interesting too, that the colors I paint with mostly reflect an energy I feel as a response to something - not the visual reality of what I encounter. Ahhh, I truly am naturally drawn to expressionism like the ocean is drawn to the shoreline.
