Beach Portrait Study, oil portrait by Darla Nyren, woman in blue and white jacket seated at the California coast
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Beach Portrait Study

Oil on canvas  ·  16 x 20 x 0.5

Beach Portrait Study is an 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 work is held in a private collection and is included here as part of my broader body of work.
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