While everyone out there was planning on how and where they were going to spend their Black Friday, I felt the need to take a road trip and contemplate the subject myself. So I got in my car and drove along the ocean to help clear out some space in my brain, when I came upon a site that I just had to paint. It is a spot that surfers use to get out to the waves in a hurry since it is located so close to the ocean and the parking lot. I like it because it implies the water but you can't see the ocean. All you can sense is the ocean's call. I never stick birds in my paintings because it always seemed a bit corny but this was the one moment it seemed right. I love the key hole that the sea grapes create and how it helps to draw you in and makes you wonder what is awaiting you on the other side.
So on my journey to find out what I will do on my Black Friday I came up with the best alternative that I could come up with. While everyone's at the mall I will be out in nature peacefully painting and recording its beauty without a sole around me.
Surfer's Call, Oil on Canvas, 16x12
