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The Tourist
2016
Oil on Canvas
20” X 24”
2,500


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Tourist Series

Vacationers

Vacationers are cliché, vacationers are particular, and vacationers are interrelated. I found that tourists on the East Coast of the U.S. are often unified and often categorized. The middle-aged bachelor spends money carelessly. The average parent snaps photos of everything they see. Many can be grouped into a category of disregarding advice to “lotion-up”. Such moments are universal. There is a humor in the definition of the word “relaxation” while on vacation. The money that must be spent, the items we can’t do without, and the neglect of physical health are way too common. The moments I capture, are a glimpse of the irony we are all familiar with.

My interest in studying vacationers came about by watching and observing habits while on vacation. Strangely, as I paint, I find myself remembering past vacations. I am drawn to the subject matter. In my studio, I take in the model’s surroundings and work to paint vacationing moments on my canvas.

Clichés are caught and quickly captured with my camera. My strategy is to capture candid poses of models interacting with the nautical environment. My goal is to recreate all the emotions tied to vacationing at the beach through a descriptive setting.

My painting approach is structured around a full color pallet through the use of an analogous split-complimentary color scheme. Although, I stay true to a more realist approach, I try to work in a not-so-subtle texture into my painting technique. The series has been described as having a “sun-lit” feel and having a “watercolor” look.

I enjoy the response of my audience of viewers who are taken back to their own fond beach memories of former vacations. My paintings describe a non-traditional approach to the commercialized subject matter of the beach painting.

Tourist Series

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