Rainbow Reflections oil on canvas 48x60inches
By Jessica Siemens
Rainbow Reflections oil on canvas 48x60'' Jessica Siemens 2010
After taking a photo at Torrey Pines Beach, I was inspired to paint this beautiful scene from nature. The variety of color in the stones, seaweed and the small rainbow reflections in each bubble of sea foam screamed “PAINT ME!” that is.. if colors could talk. I used a variety of painting techniques to recreate the textures I saw on shore on my canvas. Thick globs of white oil paint scraped on with a palette knife resemble foam, the smooth brush across the weathered stones and the small black splattered specks to recreate sand.
This painting has touched my soul and is the first of many like it to come. To paint the beauty I see is my calling.