Yippee!!

I'm so excited that one of my paintings has been juried into the San Diego Watercolor Society 33rd Annual International Exhibition.  I've known for about a week but wanted to wait until the packet came in the mail so that it felt more official before I posted it here.

This will be the 3rd time that one of my paintings has been juried into the SDWS exhibitions so that makes me eligible for signature membership.  I know that probably doesn't mean anything to most of you but becoming a signature member of the top watercolor societies with international shows has been a goal of mine for a very long time.  This will be my first and now I'm motivated to tackle all of the rest!

Here is the painting that was accepted.

Crash

Category › 33rd annual international exhibition , nancy goldman , San Diego Watercolor Society , watercolor waves , wave paintings

Morning Surf

I decided to use that paper without the sizing again that I used for "The Squadron" a couple of weeks ago.  I enjoyed painting on this surface just as much as the last time.  It gives a fuzzy look to the painting that I like but it looks fuzzier in this photo than it does in person.  I still have some small pieces of this paper so I think I'll try painting a still life to see how the effect is with a different subject.  Even though painting waves is really fun, it will be nice to see if this softness translate well when painting something else.

Morning Surf
Image Size 7" x 10"
Watercolor

Category › nancy goldman , watercolor waves , wave paintings

Wild Wave

Here's another wave painting.  I took lots of pictures of waves while we were in Mexico and I plan to paint a series of them using different mediums and in different sizes.  This one is oil and is 5" x 7".  With summer coming, these paintings are getting me in the mood for warmer weather and longer days.  I hope they have the same effect for those of you that are in colder parts of the country.

Wild Wave
Image Size 5" x 7"
Oil

Category › crashing waves , Mexico , nancy goldman , wave paintings

The Wave

I'm really enjoying painting these wave pictures.  You'll probably be seeing many more in the coming weeks.  I may even try painting some in watercolor although I think the ones in oil are probably easier.  This one is also painted on a 6" x 6" piece of 3/4" wood that's been textured with gesso.  I have several more of these supports ready to paint and the finished paintings look really good displayed on a small easel so there's no need to frame them.

The Wave
Image size 6" x 6"
Oil

Category › nancy goldman , oil seascape paintings , wave paintings