Ocracoke sand dune watercolor painting.
Miniature 4″ x 6″
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Watercolor painting of the nearby sand dunes on Hatteras Island as well as Ocracoke Island.
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Was having a phone chat with one of my friends on the Island a few days back..They had had a nice, but cold day…Not news, I hate to tell ya.
So about this painting…I’m really not happy with is as I am not with so many of my ocean type paintings. I have a few I like but this one is not at the top of the list. None the less, it was my first try at painting the ocean with digital painting.
Haven’t even had what I would call a winter yet, and am already pondering the Island life. I think that’s because of all the holidays that kept me hopping for that last several weeks…Make that months. On Hatteras Island when I take the ferry over to Ocracoke Island, I always seem to look over to my right and watch Cape Hatteras Island as it come to the end, known as, “South Point.” before we enter Hatteras Inlet (the body of water where the ocean and sound meet.) I don’t know, it’s just so relaxing for me to watch that. Having had this on my mind it just came together for me as I created my painting as the New Year rang in.
The above artwork is a Digital Painting
Anyone that is familiar with my charcoal drawing knows I have always enjoyed drawing lighthouses, but thought it was time to paint one. This watercolor painting is of the Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. This is a small island off the Hatteras Island that can be reached by taking a ferry. I have, in the past drew 2 Ocracoke Lighthouses that can be viewed here, and here.
Watercolors on 140 lb. watercolor paper.
Silhouetted charcoal drawing of a horse created with charcoal pencil and charcoal dust using the cotton cloth technique
Most often referred to as Ocracoke ponies, Banker horses have been documented on Ocracoke since the 1730s, although many believe and some evidence supports the popular belief that the horses arrived much earlier with Spanish explorers during the 16th century. Throughout Ocracoke history these small, but sturdy horses have served the residents, the U.S. Lifesaving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard, and their descendents continue to capture the attention of visitors to the island.
In the past, the number of wild horses on Ocracoke reached as many as 300. During the late 1950s, Ocracoke Boy Scouts took care of the horses, having the nation’s only mounted troop. In 1957, when the highway was built, the horses were moved to pens to protect them from injury due to increased traffic and to preserve the small island’s natural resources. In the early 1960s the care of the horses was designated to the National Park Service.
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