Boys of Summer

8" X 10"
Oil on Canvas Panel

Thank you to all of you who were able to make it out to the Lakeridge Winery Festival this past weekend and stopped by to say hello. If you were out on Sunday, you may have seem this painting in progress...

While growing up, a trip to the beach was something I looked forward to all year long. The feel of the sand and salt air on my skin stuck with me for weeks after the trip was over. But as much as I enjoyed my week, I was envious of those who lived there and spent their lives in the water. Those who's tans never faded and feet rarely saw shoes. They could make the girls swoon just by walking by. Not a care in the world except running out of waves. Oh to be one of the Boys of Summer...

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"Dude"

8" x 10"
Oil on Canvas Panel

Sometimes the paintings almost paint themselves. This was obviously not the first time these guys had waxed their boards. It seemed as though this may have been a daily thing for these two. Get up, check the tide reports, and head to the shore. The discussion could have been over foot position on the board, why the third wave in a set is usually the best, why this brand of board is better than that brand... but most likely it was about that cute girl they met a few minutes earlier. She was hot!