We returned to St Martin once again for a September vacation on the Dutch side, which is still recovering from Hurricane Irma (much better than the French side). This time we stayed at a resort on the Little Bay instead of Simpson Bay. Little Bay is closer to Philipsburg but farther from restaurants.
For this trip, I brought several turquoise and teal and blue paints so I could capture the amazing Caribbean waters. Below is the view I had every morning (le sigh). The small brown building on the top of the hill is the remnants of Fort Amsterdam. The resort was almost finished up with its repairs and the orange-yellow buildings to the left had yet to open.
Watercolor on 270 gsm paper 11x8.5
This was a little rock alcove that separated our small bay within a bay from the main area. It was very peaceful. It was off season, so on more than one occasion I felt like we had the bay all to ourselves.
Watercolor on 140 lbs paper 6x4
The sea turtle of Tintamarre Island are just starting to come back and we did not see any on our trip. So instead of snorkeling again, I stayed on the boat and did a painting. I wanted it to be loose and airy to remind me of a truly wonderful day.
Watercolor on 140 lbs paper 6x8
Here is the view from the Fort Amsterdam overlooking Great Bay and Philipsburg. Not my favorite in this series.
Watercolor on 140 lbs paper 6x8
Another wonderful Key West vacation has come to an end. And what better way to reflect on an ending than with a sunset.
Watercolor on paper 5.5x12.25
The beaches of Key West are not quite the same destination as their northern cousins of Miami or Ft Lauderdale and as a result we tend to spend more time at the pool. However, we really wanted to see a sunset at Smathers Beach. I am happy with how the water/paint rolled down the page (when held vertical) to build the waves.
The dark green masses on the beach is the plethora of sea grass that
washed onto the shore. And if you look real close (click to embiggen), you can see the
actual sand from the beach that I accidentally spilled on the paper.
And above is a poor attempt to stitch both halves together to better show how
the paint ran down the paper to create cool looking waves.
