Gathering Storm

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A very powerful painting Wib with a real feel of approaching storm.

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Fri 01 Apr 22:08:50

I can feel the wind from here - are you familiar with the work of the US artist Roger Bansemer? He too has a fascination with lighthouses - I'm sure he's painted this one - and has a collection of lighthouse paintings from all around the country.

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Fri 01 Apr 22:57:10

Superb Wib this really is a beauty

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Sat 02 Apr 07:53:12

Super painting Wib

Posted by cliff Winstanley on Sat 02 Apr 08:07:59

Great piece of painting Wib, love the overall composition and atmosphere you have generated into the piece, I can almost hear the wind and waves, like the piece very much .

Posted by graham turpie on Sat 02 Apr 10:46:49

This is nice Wib great dramatic painting I like it .

Posted by dennis roberts on Sat 02 Apr 11:28:50

Thank you very much Satu, Robert and Dennis - it was fun to paint.

Posted by Wib Dawson on Sat 02 Apr 14:23:36

Thank you Cliff, Graham and Dennis. There are times when I wonder if a painting is ever really finished but there are also those times when you reach a point where most of the elements in a composition seem to be working and it's time to say "enough".

Posted by Wib Dawson on Sat 02 Apr 14:28:59

Wib, this is alive! Every element is full of movement; the sky, the earth, the sea.....it's wonderful!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 02 Apr 19:11:27

Thanks ever so much, Fiona.

Posted by Wib Dawson on Sat 02 Apr 21:22:27

A charming painting full of energy Wib

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Mon 04 Apr 20:30:09

Thank you, Sarah.

Posted by Wib Dawson on Mon 04 Apr 22:15:27

Hang on Studio Wall

01/04/2016

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This painting of the Portland Head lighthouse in Maine, USA, is a further addition to the series of lighthouses I’ve been working on for awhile. I love lighthouses – there is something about them that captivates me.

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Wib Dawson

For as long as I can remember I've had a passion for creating images through both photography and painting. In recent years, I’ve been especially drawn toward digital painting and have marveled at how closely the technology can now emulate traditional painting media. I particularly enjoy creating…

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