vilakins: (nikau (NZ!))
Nico ([personal profile] vilakins) wrote2011-08-30 05:33 pm

Day 30 - Lowestoft beach

This is based on another one of [livejournal.com profile] quarryquest's lovely photos of her new home town Lowestoft posted a couple of days ago. This is the beach, a photo that attracted me with its simplicity and peace. Done in Artrage.

Lowestoft beach



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[personal profile] gwendraith 2011-08-30 08:54 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, I recognise the scene from the photo. Very nice, I especially like the wooden groyne.
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[personal profile] trixieleitz 2011-08-30 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
That's beautiful. I particularly like the openness, and the contrasting textures.
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[identity profile] alicambs.livejournal.com 2011-08-30 11:01 am (UTC)(link)
That's rather lovely. :-)

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2011-08-31 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! :-D

[identity profile] sallymn.livejournal.com 2011-08-30 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
Ooohhh, lovely - makes me want to take a weekend on the coast...

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2011-08-31 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
I'm right near it; in fact I was very close to the sea today, but up a steep hill. Still, it's not really like that here; I liked the isolated look of this scene.

[identity profile] vjezkova.livejournal.com 2011-08-30 11:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yes, I thought that photo was exactly the right thing for you!
And here you are, with that fantastic painting!!! The pebbles, that gorgeous sea, event that liner on th horizon, that typical fog/clouds ... stunning!

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2011-08-31 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! As soon as I saw that photo I knew I wanted to paint it. :-)

[identity profile] luinielle.livejournal.com 2011-08-30 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
That's beautiful. I love how you did the texture of the sand.

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2011-08-31 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! That was the very useful sprinkles I also use for leaves. :-)
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[identity profile] lizamanynames.livejournal.com 2011-08-31 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
Oh that's lovely! Very clever use of the textures for the beach, the sea, and the sky.

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2011-08-31 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you! Artrage is so much fun. If you're interested, it's only about $20 or so at the low end and the virtual media behave very like the real thing. Proper artists use it. :-)