On Duty - Janet Bludau

8" x 8"

Oil on Board
Both Palette Knife & Brushwork

The Harbor Patrol boats are all "On Duty" in the summer months here in Newport Beach, California.  

There are so many boats of all types, paddle boards, kayaks, and even a ferry,  that it gets a bit crazy out on the bay - especially on the weekends. 

The photo that I painted this painting from was taken by me while riding the ferry one day.  I parked on Balboa Island and took the ferry across the bay to work my shift at the Southern California Plein Air Painters Association Gallery.  I have two paintings in the current show.  If you are familiar with the area, or will be visiting here, visit the gallery in the Fun Zone right by the merry go round!

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Cruising Along - Janet Bludau

This 8x8 oil on board will be at the Newport Beach Balboa Island Annual Artwalk this Sunday.  It can be hung as is, placed on an easel or inserted into a frame.  I will have easels at the Artwalk and also a White Floater Frame that looks wonderful with this piece.

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Big Corona Jetty - Janet Bludau

I have painted both a 6"x 6" and an 8" x 8"oil on board titled Big Corona Jetty.  The darker blue water is smooth brushed.  The sky and jetty paint is applied with various palette knifes.  I love this color combination and hope you do also!  Sometimes people are out fishing on the jetty rocks but when the surf is up, you had better head to shore.  Many boats pass through on the other side of these rocks from the Newport Beach Bay to the Pacific Ocean.  Many are on their way over to Catalina or maybe just fishing for the day.  Paintings  come with an easel for display or if you prefer, a sawtooth hanger for wall display.  Framing is also an option.  Just let me know if you have any questions.
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Back Bay Triptych #2 - Janet Bludau

Now hopefully you remember from the last post of mine that this 6x6 is one of 3 that I am framing horizontally together.    I already posted #1 of the 3 and next time, yes, #3 will be posted!  When I get this all together I will even post the three of them together and framed if I can get a good shot on my camera.  These 3 little paintings are from photos of the Newport Beach Back Bay in California.
Thanks for looking!
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Back Bay Triptych #1 - Janet Bludau

This 6x6 on canvas board was painted in oil from a photo taken of the Newport Beach Back Bay.  My last post was of the Back Bay and my next two will be also.  Hopefully you won't be tired of my subject matter by then!  This painting and the 2 that will follow, are all going to be framed together in a horizontal frame, unless of course, you want to contact me in the meantime regarding purchasing just one of them!  I will be showing at the Balboa Island Art Walk on Sunday May 15th and will have the finished, framed, triptych hanging there.  I pick up the frame tomorrow and will see how it all looks.  I also have a very abstract, geometric landscape triptych that I am framing the same way.  However, these 3 6x6's are not done with a palette knife so you won't see them posted here.  You will have to go to my personal blog:
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Back Bay Waters by Janet Bludau

This 8 x 8 oil on Board was painted from a photo I took while on one of my many Back Bay (Newport Beach, Ca.) walks.  Walk?  Hike?  What do you call it when you have a friend who, even though she has shorter legs than I do, is always a 1/2 stride ahead of me.  I go as FAST as I possibly can and she's always ahead........ Sorry - tangent.  The Back Bay is a beautiful place to paint also.  The colors are always changing depending on the time of day, time of year.  The mustard is just now blooming so I am going to have to remember my camera tomorrow.......
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