Caribbean Trip Daily Paintings

Spent a week cruising the Caribbean on Holland America for an anniversary celebration. Tight quarters but managed to paint every day except the two cross country flight days. It's a long way from Seattle to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Took my 5x7 paint box and painted after a day of beach fun and sightseeing. Here are the results.

The first one is a 6x8 completed after returning home. It's a view of Half Moon Cay from the cruise ship. Others are from St. Thomas and Grand Turk and are 5x7. The two similar ones are the barrier island sheltering the cruise terminals at Ft. Lauderdale. I tried in these to capture the various blues and greens of the ocean and sky, which varied greatly. I usually carry both ultramarine blue and thalo and needed both to create the variations. The derelict ship, a residue from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy on Grand Turk island, especially let me use a wide range of blues in the sun dappled water and sky.