#218 Beach Umbrellas 10/7/19

I found this picture in the newspaper, some article about local beaches....and thought it would be good fodder for a painting.  I sketched it myself (gasp!) and painted the whole thing a solid red to keep things "warm".  However it ended up not really red, but a softer version of red.  The ocean and sky went in just fine, but the sand quickly became pink sand.  The dune grasses, well I only put in the dark stuff at first and some shadows.  I moved to add a few umbrellas, but as I put in the first one I said "Stop right here, this one will have to wait a day!"  Everything was so wet that it was becoming too smeary to be recognized as anything in particular.  So I waited a day, and then added the lighter grasses, the umbrellas and a bunch of random mismatched spots which are supposed to be people.  I was also able to get the sand's pink tint toned down a bit.  It's OK, but in comparison to my Key West beach landscape, it's outstanding.  I'm still planning a make-over for the Key West painting.