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Basking in the Sun

This is a large Expressionistic/Impressionistic oil on linen painting from my Marine Park series. It is 36" x 47.5" in size and was done in the spring of 1989, with medium heavy stretcher bars, hide glue sizing, oil painting primer ground, and a linen support. It features a tan retriever dog reclining on the dunes, basking in the sun. The sandbar and mud flats stretch out directly behind the subject with Jamaica Bay and Coney Island, Brooklyn off in the distance. Actual beach sand was impressed into the freshly laid oil paint, while a large JET flies relatively low overhead.

Compliments:

	Ankica Stojanoska: Is it your friend,JetIII? This dog is so lovely,but the paint is very realy! Posted Jan 13, 2009 10:21pm
	Spook Art: I love it! Two of my favorite things! The ocean and a great dog! Really nice! Posted Jan 14, 2009 4:14am
	Arlette: Amazing ................. ! * Posted Jan 22, 2009 5:57pm
	sennaya: It is the reality!!! Posted Jan 23, 2009 2:20am
	ElmaBree3: This dog reminds of my Uncle Jack's dog, Scarmouch. I'm not kidding that was his name actually there were three Scaremouch's they kept running in front of cars out from the field in front of the farm. Your sand dunes remind me of Eastern Michigan's Lake Michigan's Sleepy Bear Dunes. Posted Feb 6, 2009 1:14am
	marrykidman: poor dog! Posted Feb 6, 2009 3:06pm