My Beach

[Balaji]

This is a watercolour sketch on 8.5" x 5.5" 250 gsm Canson Graduate grained paper.

I live right next door to this beach. When the December 2004 tsunami struck the South Indian coast, this beach was hit too, and the waves crossed the road that you see in this sketch several times. I was at home, blissfully unaware of what was happening outside.

 

[Sanlynn]

How fortunate to live so close to the water even though it can be dangerous. Lovely painting of this scene.

 

[Balaji]

Sanlynn...Thank you. Yes, I do consider myself very fortunate.

 

[ams]

Nicely done Balaji. I like the simplified figures and the variety of color on the grass.

 

[Balaji]

Thank you Anne. This "grass" has a very short life. But, during its short life it provides a carpet of flowers. In a few weeks it will get scorched by the sun, wither away. So too the tufts that you see. They come off and roll in the breeze like tumbleweed.

 

[Terri]

What a lovely scene! It must be wonderful to be able to have it nearby to get scenes like this. Beautiful and serene.

 

[Balaji]

Thank you Terri. Yes, I consider myself lucky to live where I do.

 

[PaintBoss]

Very lovely scene. I like how you chose the composition of the scene. I feel like we’re looking just like the people in the scene at the view beyond.

 

[Triduana]

What a beautiful spot you live in! I love your painting, so inviting.

 

[Balaji]

Christine, Kay...Thank you.

 

[Balaji]

Very lovely scene. I like how you chose the composition of the scene. I feel like we’re looking just like the people in the scene at the view beyond.

Christine...I live very close to this spot and walk past it on my daily walks. While the scene is more or less the same all the time, except for the green cover, one particular day I liked the positioning of the people in it. I captured it immediately on my phone and then used it as a reference, simplifying it, making a few small changes, and some minor additions.
This is the scene as captured on my phone.

 

[PaintBoss]

Lovely. Thank you for explaining that to me.