Out On The Marsh

 "A Beginning And An End" (sold) 11" x 14" oil canvas

Hi everybody, welcome. This work sold today to a collector who I know will treasure it. It's a cool little piece done with a sacred kind of reverence for nature, the love of the ever changing marsh and light. It's fittingly apropos for the times. Thank you for looking at my art today! Art © 2020 Alan Phillips www.alanphillipstudio.com

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"Morning Stretch" !8" x 24" oil on canvas. Here is one you may have seen before - sort of....😆 I can finish a painting and know that it needs more work but I don't exactly know what that is at that moment. So, I just let it be. Once I figure it out or it becomes apparent I proceed slowly and appease my sense of - "Hmmmmm, what's bothering me about this?" I paint them as I see them - until. Until something bothers me, something needs to be added or subtracted - something needs to be moved. I was ok, with the version of this before because I liked the result and it was accurate - it could stand on it's own over the centuries. But now? Now I think this lil' bad boy is just singing!! 🎼🎼🎼 What was occurring with this Royal Tern was that it was stretching it's wings to adjusted comfort before settling into some morning sun worship. Sounds familiar! Thank you for looking at my art today. Art © 2020 Alan Phillips www.alanphillipstudio.com for more originals to purchase and https://fineartamerica.com/art/alan+phillips for available prints to purchase #alanphillipsfineart #pontevedrabeach #staugustinebeach #atlanticbeach #interiordesigner #coastaldesign #floridaart #coastallife #saltlife #shorebirds #royalterns #coastaldecor

The long view

Hi everybody, welcome. "Two Kings, Three Aces" 30" x 48" oil on canvas This one is still a work in progress but nearly complete. My first new painting of 2021. Love the shrimp boats. Love the idea. In some ways they are a metaphor for freedom to me. Those boys work their asses off, it's a fact but the smell of the sea, eating fish - a boat that earns it's keep that can take some rough passage and keep you safe - wooden hulls, Capn's who know their waters. I feel it. My own history and ancestry with my grandads being builders and growing up on Prince Edward Island. It has to be a great vibe heading back in after a solid trip, a good catch - 'bout to get some money and some sound sleep. This work is part of a new group I will be pursuing. I love it out in the open spaces, wind in (what's left of my hair😂😅 ) my face, the gulls, the pelicans, all the different kinds of fishing trawlers, the white boot brotherhood, the dolphins and maybe a thunderhead off on the far horizon catching the blush of the sun. Thanks for looking at my art today. Art © 2021 www.alanphillipstudio.com for more art