"Beautiful on the Edges - The Beaches of St Thomas" is a series I began in 2015. I am planning to paint all 40+ of the beaches here. Whenever possible I am working on location in plein air using
either oils or acrylics. The title of the series is from something my sister Sharon said during her visit to Virgin Islands. When she stated "St Thomas is really beautiful on the edges," it resonated with me. It seemed to express the spirit of what I am trying to capture with these paintings.
Rather than paint them all from a similar view point, I am painting what I respond too most about each particular place at the time of my visit. In the case of Magen's Bay for instance, despite the fame of it's long sandy beach, it was a single palm tree there that captured my attention. Interestingly enough, that tree was damaged in a storm and is no longer there. You will find that trees play a major role in many paintings in this series. I also plan to have a sunrise, a sunset, and even a nighttime painting by the time I'm finished. They are of varying sizes.
Lindquist Tree, Oil on canvas, 24x36
Vessup Beach, oil on canvas, 22x48
Sapphire Roots, Oil on Canvas, 18x24
Tutu Bay View, Acrylic on canvas, 24x36
Stumpy Bay Beach, Oil on canvas, 16x20
Mandahl Bay, Oil on canvas, 11x14
Dorthea Beach, Acrylic on canvas, 30x36
Morningstar Beach, Acrylic on canvas, 18x36
Elsyain Beach, oil on canvas, 16x20
Dog Beach (Frenchman's Bay), oil on canvas, 18x24
Magen's Bay Beach, Acrylic on canvas, 16x24
Brewers Bay Beach, Acrylic on canvas, 16x20
Limetree Beach, Acrylic on canvas, 18x24
Bolongo Bay View, Acrylic on canvas, 18x36
Neltjberg Beach, Acrylic on Canvas, 24x36
Scott Beach, oil on canvas, 18x24
Henrik Bay Beach, Acrylic on Canvas, 18x24
Long Point View, Acrylic on Canvas, 18x36
View from Frenchman's Cove, Acrylic on Canvas, 18x24
Ritz Beach, Acrylic on canvas, 16x20
Lindberg Beach Sunset, Acrylic on Canvas, 18x24
Mandahl Bay Trees, Acrylic on Canvas, 30x36
Hull Bay Beach, Oil on Canvas, 18x24
Lindquist Beach View, Oil on Canvas, 18x24
Henrik Bay Snorkeler, Acrylic on canvas, 18x24
Santa Maria Beach, Acrylic on Canvas, 18x24
Red Point View, Acrylic on Canvas 20x20