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Zeeland, MI
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Title
Red Sky At Night Sailors Delight Watercolor
Artist
Conni Schaftenaar
Medium
Painting - Pure Watercolor Painting On Masa Paper
Description
This painting is based on a dream I had (reference my digital painting on my gallery, also) of a sailboat on a red/orange ocean against a red/orange sunset sky. In my dream, the boat was simply darker red than the water and the sky - I did not feel that would render well in watercolor, so I used a dark mix to create the boat silhouette and shadow. As a West Michigan resident nearly my whole life, I've greatly enjoyed seeing beautiful sailboats on the waters of Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa, so the dream image really resonated with me, even though I am not a sailor myself! Would love to know your thoughts on this piece!
I achieved the rippling water on this piece by crinkling only the bottom half-plus of the Masa paper to crack the sizing on the front side, allowing red and orange paint from the back side to show through in dark, horizontal "crackles" on the front side. More red and orange on the front side, together with a few strokes of darker paint to enhance that ripple effect.
3rd Place Tie in the Ships Logo contest, April 2021
2nd Place in the What's The Buzz - Line contest, April 2021
1st Place Tie in the Boats of Summer Paintings and Drawings contest, June 2021
1st Place Win in the Transportation and Water contest, June 2021
1st Place Tie in the Sunset contest, August 2021
Honorable Mention Tie in the Sail Boats contest, March 2022
3rd place tie in the Summer Red Contest, June 2022
3rd place win in the Summer Image With Over 1000 Views contest, July 2022
Honorable mention finish in the What Were You Thinking contest, July 2022
3rd place tie in the Theme Red contest, March 2023
3rd place tie in the Scenes Seen Offshore contest, April 2023
2nd place tie in the Small Boat Big Ocean contest, April 2023
2nd place win in the Portraits of Light in Red contest, April 2023
2nd place win in the Painting That is Dominated by Reds contest, September 2023
2nd place win in the Sailing Boat contest, January 2024
3rd place win in the Red contest, January 2024
Featured in these FAA groups:
Greeting Cards for All Occasions, February 2016
Discover Watercolor Artists, February 2016
Ship to Shore and All Things More, June 2017
Sky, January 2020
Seascapes - No Land, March 2020
All About The Color Red, May 2021
Scenes From A Beach, June 2021
Welcome Fine Artists, October 2021
From Rise to Set, November 2022
The ARTIST BUZzz, November 2022
Beautiful Watercolors, November 2022
Fine Arts Watercolor, November 2022
Original Art, November 2022
Hand Created Paintings Drawings and Mixed Media Images, November 2022
A Woman's Touch, November 2022
Your Best Work, November 2022
Non Photography, December 2022
Intent of the Artist, September 2023
Uploaded
February 19th, 2016
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Viewed 3,358 Times - Last Visitor from Cambridge, MA on 04/19/2024 at 7:21 PM
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Zeeland, MI - United States
thanks, Sarah and Mioara, and thanks to all who voted this to a 3rd place win in the Red contest!
Brooklyn, NY - United States
Very beautiful painting, Conni! Congratulations on your win in the RED contest! LF
Martville, NY - United States
Congratulations, Conni on your Win in the Red Contest for this beautiful painting! Voted. L/F
Zeeland, MI - United States
thanks, Gary, Anas, Sarah, Jurgen, Hanne, and Kay, and to all who voted this to a 2nd place win in the Sailing Boat contest!
Niceville, Fl - United States
Congratulations on your 2d place win in the Sailing Boat contest, Conni! voted
Cambridge, ON - Canada
Congratulations, Conni, on your SAILING BOAT contest win with this beautiful watercolor! L/F/Voted
Maitland, FL - United States
Revisiting this wonderful watercolor, Conni, congratulations on your win in the Sailing Boat contest!
Martville, NY - United States
Congratulations, Conni, on your Win in the Sailing Boat Contest for this beautiful painting! Voted. L/F
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your winning 2nd Place in the contest… SAILING BOAT! F/L
Niceville, Fl - United States
Hi, Conni! I voted for your beautiful entry in the Sailing Boat contest!
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… SOMETHING RED IN THE PAINTING - PAINTINGS ONLY! F/L
Punta Gorda, FL - United States
Spectacular Red Sky at Night Sailors Delight composition, lighting, shading, excellent colors and artwork! F/L voted
MOSMAN,SYDNEY, NS - Australia
Compliments, !! SO beautiful !! voted SUNRISE OR SUNSET contest, FAV again.......:)) V.
Niceville, Fl - United States
Voted your beautiful entry in the Sea Waves and Sea View contest, Conni!
New Baltimore, MI - United States
Congratulations, Conni, the Artist of the Week 115. Week 16. Oct 22 - 28 in the 1,000 Views on 1 Image Group! L/F
Martville, NY - United States
Congratulations, Conni, on your Win in the Paintings Dominated by Red Color Contest for this wonderful painting! Voted. L/F
Zeeland, MI - United States
thanks to all who voted this to a 2nd place win in the Painting That is Dominated by Reds contest!
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