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miko · 05-29-2007, 11:35 AM

Hey guys, I just finished this painting last week. First painting in over 2 years... been too busy.

It's just a little 12"x12" oil painting of part of a photo I took last year at beach in the Galveston area of the gulf.

Giant Hamburger · 05-29-2007, 06:29 PM

Good work Miko!

The sky and water look mighty fine.
I will be there in a couple of weeks.
I wish the water there looked so blue.
I'd like to see a Portuguese Man o' War bobbing by for a little element of danger, but that's just me.

More please,
-GH

newtx · 05-29-2007, 06:32 PM

I like your style.

miko · 05-29-2007, 06:39 PM

Thanks newtx!

Giant Hamburger, thanks!
Actually... it was weird, the water was bluer than normal that day.
Here's the pic i based the painting on... I do remember punching up the blue a little when i processed it through photoshop.

troit · 05-30-2007, 02:02 PM

The painting is a spot on reference to the picture - very nice work!!

Dude in Hammock · 05-30-2007, 02:41 PM

Nice job. But I keep imagining the swimmers getting a fishhook in the leg.

miko · 05-31-2007, 05:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dude in Hammock

But I keep imagining the swimmers getting a fishhook in the leg.

I know, right!
That's why I went swimming a few hundred yards down the beach.

Grasshopper Green · 06-01-2007, 07:32 PM

Fantastic!

Jetée · 06-02-2007, 10:43 AM

Oh, what a mighty fine piece this is. It is something i would like to hang in my home on the waterfront, if I had a home on the waterfront. But that matters not, this painting is remarkably-superior and a glorious scenic picture is portrayed.

Did you take the picture yourself? Where at?

miko · 06-04-2007, 10:23 AM

Thanks!

Yes, I took the pic last year at Surfside Beach. Gulf of Mexico about 30 miles west of Galveston, TX.

bermuDa · 06-07-2007, 11:51 PM

I actually prefer the painting over the reference photo. The guy with the fishing pole looks more like a kid in an oversized cowboy hat, which I find has a lot more character. Great work, and welcome back to the world of paint

doodlebird · 06-18-2007, 09:24 PM

well done miko.
i'm always impressed by those (like you) who can paint.
best i can do is draw with a brush.
there never ends up being anything painterly about it.
but you've really used the medium well here.

i hope you are able to find the time to do more.

Willravel · 06-18-2007, 09:35 PM

That's deeply moving. I used to love to go to the beach with my family when I was younger (and still do now with my family), and this really takes me back there. Your skill is excellent. Thanks so very much for the memories!

miko · 06-23-2007, 05:22 PM

Thanks for the comments!

05-29-2007, 11:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
miko Insane	New Painting Hey guys, I just finished this painting last week. First painting in over 2 years... been too busy. It's just a little 12"x12" oil painting of part of a photo I took last year at beach in the Galveston area of the gulf.

05-30-2007, 02:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
troit Transfer Agent Location: NYC	The painting is a spot on reference to the picture - very nice work!! __________________ I've yet to dephile myself...

06-01-2007, 07:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	Fantastic! __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa

06-02-2007, 10:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Oh, what a mighty fine piece this is. It is something i would like to hang in my home on the waterfront, if I had a home on the waterfront. But that matters not, this painting is remarkably-superior and a glorious scenic picture is portrayed. Did you take the picture yourself? Where at? __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

06-07-2007, 11:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
bermuDa don't ignore this--> Location: CA	I actually prefer the painting over the reference photo. The guy with the fishing pole looks more like a kid in an oversized cowboy hat, which I find has a lot more character. Great work, and welcome back to the world of paint __________________ I am the very model of a moderator gentleman.

05-29-2007, 06:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Giant Hamburger Gastrolithuanian Location: low-velocity Earth orbit	Good work Miko! The sky and water look mighty fine. I will be there in a couple of weeks. I wish the water there looked so blue. I'd like to see a Portuguese Man o' War bobbing by for a little element of danger, but that's just me. More please, -GH

05-29-2007, 06:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
newtx Addict	I like your style.

05-29-2007, 06:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
miko Insane	Thanks newtx! Giant Hamburger, thanks! Actually... it was weird, the water was bluer than normal that day. Here's the pic i based the painting on... I do remember punching up the blue a little when i processed it through photoshop.

05-30-2007, 02:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dude in Hammock Upright	Nice job. But I keep imagining the swimmers getting a fishhook in the leg.

06-04-2007, 10:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
miko Insane	Thanks! Yes, I took the pic last year at Surfside Beach. Gulf of Mexico about 30 miles west of Galveston, TX.

06-18-2007, 09:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
doodlebird pío pío Location: on a branch about to break	well done miko. i'm always impressed by those (like you) who can paint. best i can do is draw with a brush. there never ends up being anything painterly about it. but you've really used the medium well here. i hope you are able to find the time to do more. __________________ xoxo doodle

06-18-2007, 09:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	That's deeply moving. I used to love to go to the beach with my family when I was younger (and still do now with my family), and this really takes me back there. Your skill is excellent. Thanks so very much for the memories!

06-23-2007, 05:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
miko Insane	Thanks for the comments!