Beach Portrait Study
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Beach Portrait Study

Oil on canvas  ·  16 x 20 x .5

Beach Portrait Study is a 16 x 20 oil portrait of my mother at the coast, painted with deliberate, confident strokes of color. She sits in her blue and white jacket, looking upward — happily lost in the moment. The California coast fills the space behind her: a sandy beach, breaking waves, a vivid blue sky giving the portrait its light and atmosphere. The expression on her face says everything.

Private Collection
This original work is held privately and is included here as part of Darla’s broader body of work.
From Figures & Memory