Cruise Boat, Barbados

Here is a little painting I did on my trip to Barbados, on a beach that our cruise boat stopped at, it pulled right up on the beach and let people go down a big slide if they wanted. If not there was a ramp. it was a big boat, 3 stories high as you can see. To my surprise, the crowd on the boat played loud music and danced the while time. I stood by the dance floor watching awkwardly until one of the locals pulled me in and I learned quickly how to dance like the locals. As I approach another winter get away vacation, I have to think back on how to capture the brilliant caribbean colours. The water here is a deep cool blue on the horizon, a teal green in the middle, and a yellowish blue, with finally a pale purple near the beach. The deep blue is ultramarine with emeral green and a touch od rose red, then you add a bit more yellow in the middle, and then even more yellow and a touch of cadmium red for the warmer tones near the beach. I keep everything lighter than ususal, just to bring out the feeling of warm sun. 7x10"cold press November 2001