Window to the Sea

"Window to the Sea" A 16 x 20 Acrylic Painting
by Mark Phillips

This piece was done from a photograph I took one day driving from St. Lucy's Parish Church to Speightstown. As I came around the bend at the bottom of Colleton Hill, I came upon this perfect scene.

This was painted in acrylics with a limited palette. That is to say, I used only red, yellow, blue, black & white. There was no preliminary sketch. At about 9 a.m. I started working on a blank white canvas with my #2 Filbert white bristle brush. It was one of those rare days that I could dedicate all my time to painting and by 11 pm that night I did my symbolic, (and actual), "dropping of the brush", to indicate to myself and the universe that I was finished.

I sat back looking at the painting and I realised immediately where this painting belonged. It was the perfect complement to another 16 x 20 of mine done of Bottom Bay in St. Philip and bought by a collector a few weeks before. I contacted her the next day and told her that I had a piece to show her. I took it a few days later and she wrote me the cheque on the spot! The two pieces belonged together. 

My daughter came into my studio the very next day and asked me where it had gone. She was very annoyed with me when I told her that it was sold. She wanted it for her room! I even offered to purchase a framed print of it, larger than the original, from my online store but she refused with a, "Daddy please! I only hang originals!" I have raised a snob!

Over the next few days, I will be sharing some of my older work. Many of these would have been sold and the photographs of some of them may not be of the best quality.  The main reason that I will not be showing any new work for at least a week is that I will be travelling to Miami for a few days on business and will be away from my studio. 

It is not that I have not been working. Currently, I have three (3) paintings working on simultaneously and none will be finished before I go.  They are all commisions. My facebook page has been keeping me busy but I refuse more than I accept. I am determined not to let my art turn into another "job". I work on what I enjoy and on subjects that I believe I can do justice to. At my age, this is the only way to work.  Don't just take my word for it. 

Here is what he has to say...

“There comes a time when you ought to start doing what you want. Take a job that you love. You will jump out of bed in the morning. I think you are out of your mind if you keep taking jobs that you don’t like because you think it will look good on your resume. Isn’t that a little like saving up sex for your old age?”  Warren Buffet

Warren Buffett is worth over 66 billion dollars. He is the third wealthiest person in the world. He’s the owner and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and he has pledged to give away 99 percent of his wealth to charity upon death.

As always, thank you for reading, I appreciate the comments and the kind words of encouragement. Until next time when I will share some more of my work with you, please leave a comment.  And, I will really appreciate if you share this post with your friends. To make sure that you don't miss any future posts, Please enter your email address in the subscribe by email box on the right.

Mark Phillips

Artist
Email:- mark@phillipsbajanart.com
Website:-www.phillipsbajanart.com
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