Bodega Bay

[Bartc]

Bodega Bay over Doran Park. 7x5" watercolor & ink on paper. B. Charlow 2023

 

[rcleary171]

Very nice; very tranquil. I enjoy the different shades of green. The yellow reflection adds a bit of warmth to the painting. I like this very mjuch. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Balaji]

Lovely! Your ink lines and the watercolour work very well together.

 

[Triduana]

Lovely scene. I really like the range of greens and how you've used the ink to draw the tall vegetation.

 

[snoball]

This style suits you Bart. Very nicely done.

 

[Bartc]

Thanks everyone. BTW, the yellow green was actually an algae bloom that did contrast that sharply with the blue water reflections in real life.

 

[Artyczar]

Beautiful! The colors are tranquil. You captured a lot here.

 

[Rich53]

Very nice! Rather inspiring!
(But who'd name a bay "Grocery Store"? )

--Rich

 

[Bartc]

Very nice! Rather inspiring!
(But who'd name a bay "Grocery Store"? )

--Rich

Think storehouse for mariners and fishermen. This is a very old place visited by Russian, English, Spanish and American traders and seafarers. It's a sheltered area that would have attracted some trading and settling many times over, not to mention the Native Americans who inhabited it. Any natural harbor that had even a small trading post would have been a "bodega" to them. Bodega doesn't literally translate as "grocery store", though many are just that today. It translates as "store" or "warehouse".

 

[Mississippi Hippie]

legendary

 

[Mississippi Hippie]

haha sorry if i confused you ive just been in the area and have memories..

 

[Rich53]

Think storehouse for mariners and fishermen. This is a very old place visited by Russian, English, Spanish and American traders and seafarers. It's a sheltered area that would have attracted some trading and settling many times over, not to mention the Native Americans who inhabited it. Any natural harbor that had even a small trading post would have been a "bodega" to them. Bodega doesn't literally translate as "grocery store", though many are just that today. It translates as "store" or "warehouse".

Ah! Similar to Indian place names on Long Island, NY. Many of them (so I've been told) meant "safe harbor".

--Rich