Bob PalmertonSep 5, 20191 minStudioSense: Warming up the BeachOn a sunny, early morning on the beach at Breezy Point, New York, there is a distinctive warm glow in the sand and grasses that comprise the dunes toward the...
Bob PalmertonJul 20, 20191 minFrom Barns to BeachIt's that time of the year! After traversing the countryside and the farmland around Ann Arbor, Michigan, I will be heading out to New York to do some plein...
Bob PalmertonAug 31, 20181 minPastel Painting: Ocean Kayak, Breezy PointStrolling along at Breezy Point on the bay, I came across this kayak awaiting its next journey in Jamaica Bay at Breezy Point, NY. To create this painting, I...
Bob PalmertonJun 13, 20182 minStudioSense: Preparing a New PaintingWorking on my Breezy Point series early this morning. Here is the reference photo, which depicts the Breezy Point lighthouse on the bay side of this beach c...
Bob PalmertonMay 22, 20181 minPastel Painting: Resting My WingsAt Breezy Point, a beach community on the Atlantic Ocean in Queens, New York, early morning and late day brings out the most brilliant colors of the dune gra...
Bob PalmertonMar 13, 20182 minStudioSense: A New Look and FeelDuring summer vacation at the beach in August, 2017, I whipped up several pastel paintings of Breezy Point and its beach community. This was one of the paint...
Bob PalmertonJan 7, 20181 minPastel Painting: Bay Boats at Breezy PointWhat better time is there to celebrate memories of summer when the temperature is below zero in Michigan? Here is the final rendition of "Bay Boats at Breezy...
Bob PalmertonDec 1, 20172 minPastel Painting Technique: Capturing the Sandy BeachTime to start reminiscing about summer as the cold, dark days of winter emerge. My current project in "Bay Boats," inspired by the scene below of the bayside...
Bob PalmertonNov 21, 20172 minPainting Technique - Adding Character(s) to the LandscapeIn November, I published this blog on adding characters to the landscape. Recently, while working on "Wind Chill," I decided that I needed to add a characte...
Bob PalmertonOct 8, 20173 minDunes Sunset at Breezy Point - Oil PaintingContinuing on my beach theme from summer vacation at Breezy Point, New York, below is my first oil painting done since my last tampering in oils about 20 yea...
Bob PalmertonSep 27, 20171 minA Long Walk to the Jetty - Pastel PaintingThe spot on the beach at Breezy Point where we park our beach chairs and umbrellas, just off Marion Walk, is a long way to the Jetty. The great distance (in ...
Bob PalmertonSep 19, 20171 minPastel Painting: Breezy Point Jetty - 2017Breezy Point, New York, on the Atlantic Ocean. A gift to Anna Palaski and Ed Miller to celebrate their wedding, September 16th, 2017. Anna and her family g...
Bob PalmertonSep 6, 20171 minPastel Painting: Sunrise Surf at Breezy PointA warm summer morning around 7:30 at Breezy Point. The sun was peeking through the clouds; sun rays stretched to the surface of the Atlantic. The brightness...
Bob PalmertonAug 19, 20171 minPastel Painting: Breezy Point BaysideHere's a more impressionistic pastel painting on the bayside at Breezy Point, New York. I decided to take an overcast day and instead create a late-day partl...
Bob PalmertonAug 17, 20171 minPastel Painting: Breezy Point DunesSunny day at Breezy Point, New York. Soft pastel on sanded paper; 8x10. See the previous post on the acrylic underpainting. #BreezyPoint #seascape
Bob PalmertonAug 16, 20171 minPastel Painting: On the Bay at Breezy PointAlthough today's weather will be sunny an 90, it has been a bit cloudy (and rainy) at Breezy Point. This scene is on the bay side, capturing some of the stor...
Bob PalmertonAug 14, 20171 minPastel Technique: High Values at the BeachA beach and its dunes on a sunny day convey the highest values (aka lightness) in color. I chose an acrylic underpainting to bring out the brilliant light y...