Atlantic City Miniature

 

To escape the winter weather, let's go to Atlantic City for today's painting subject. This beach scene was painted on a 5 by 7 inch canvas board, which might not seem miniature when painting life-sized strawberries but it is quite another matter to capture the shore on such a small space. Antonio Mancini did it on his 6 by 9 inch panel, and I strive to emulate the masters.

There wasn't a cloud in the sky that day; the air was breezy and hot. I cooled off in the casinos that night. Maybe tomorrow I'll paint myself getting back the stacks of chips that I lost.