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Red Sky at Night Sailors Delight Watercolor Canvas Print
by Conni Schaftenaar
Product Details
Red Sky at Night Sailors Delight Watercolor canvas print by Conni Schaftenaar. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and depth of a stretched canvas print. Your image gets printed onto one of our premium canvases and then stretched on a wooden frame of 1.5" x 1.5" stretcher bars (gallery wrap) or 5/8" x 5/8" stretcher bars (museum wrap). Your canvas print will be delivered to you "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
This painting is based on a dream I had (reference my digital painting on my gallery, also) of a sailboat on a red/orange ocean against a red/orange... more
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Comments (327)
Artist's Description
This painting is based on a dream I had (reference my digital painting on my gallery, also) of a sailboat on a red/orange ocean against a red/orange sunset sky. In my dream, the boat was simply darker red than the water and the sky - I did not feel that would render well in watercolor, so I used a dark mix to create the boat silhouette and shadow. As a West Michigan resident nearly my whole life, I've greatly enjoyed seeing beautiful sailboats on the waters of Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa, so the dream image really resonated with me, even though I am not a sailor myself! Would love to know your thoughts on this piece!
I achieved the rippling water on this piece by crinkling only the bottom half-plus of the Masa paper to crack the sizing on the front side, allowing red and orange paint from the back side to show through in dark, horizontal "crackles" on the front side. More red and orange on the front side, together with a few strokes of darker paint to enhance that ripple eff...
About Conni Schaftenaar
Thank you for visiting my FAA/Pixels gallery! Please note that the FAA watermark you'll see on images does NOT print on anything. My name is Conni Schaftenaar. I have had a life-long love of colorful art but always imagined that I wasn't talented enough to be someone who actually produced art that others liked. I began to learn some techniques from a watercolor instructor back in 2013, and I've been continuing the learning process ever since. I have had much joy in the comments and communications on FAA with other artists about my art, finding out that OTHER PEOPLE actually like my art! It's been a huge confidence booster to me to get that positive feedback, and I really appreciate it. I primarily paint in watercolor on various...
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Conni Schaftenaar
thanks, Laurel!
Laurel Adams
Conni, CONGRATULATIONS on your Win! YAY! so well deserved!
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks, Kay, much appreciated!
Kay Brewer
Congratulations on your 3d place win in the Red contest, Conni! voted
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks so much, Mellow Art!
Mellow Art
Beautiful painting Conni Schaftenaar!
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks, Sarah and Mioara, and thanks to all who voted this to a 3rd place win in the Red contest!
Mioara Andritoiu
Very beautiful painting, Conni! Congratulations on your win in the RED contest! LF
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Conni on your Win in the Red Contest for this beautiful painting! Voted. L/F
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks, Hanne!
Hanne Lore Koehler
Beautiful red sailboat painting, Conni! L/F/Vote
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks so much, Kay!
Kay Brewer
Voted for your beautiful painting in the Red contest!
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks, Gary, Anas, Sarah, Jurgen, Hanne, and Kay, and to all who voted this to a 2nd place win in the Sailing Boat contest!
Kay Brewer
Congratulations on your 2d place win in the Sailing Boat contest, Conni! voted
Hanne Lore Koehler
Congratulations, Conni, on your SAILING BOAT contest win with this beautiful watercolor! L/F/Voted
Jurgen Lorenzen
Revisiting this wonderful watercolor, Conni, congratulations on your win in the Sailing Boat contest!
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Conni, on your Win in the Sailing Boat Contest for this beautiful painting! Voted. L/F
Anas Afash
Congratulations on your your Win in the Sailing Boat contest.
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your winning 2nd Place in the contest… SAILING BOAT! F/L
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks, Hanne and Kay!
Kay Brewer
Hi, Conni! I voted for your beautiful entry in the Sailing Boat contest!
Hanne Lore Koehler
Magnificent watercolor sailing painting, Conni! L/F/Vote
Conni Schaftenaar
thanks so much, Debra and Marine!
Marine B Rosemary
Wonderful work, L/F, voted