PONIENTE the warm west wind off the bay as the heat of summer begins to ease. RETORNO a quiet, settled green marking the return to routine after the busyness of summer. VENDIMIA the amber-gold of grapes during the September harvest around Jerez and El Puerto. HIGO CHUMBO the vivid magenta flesh of the prickly pear, one last burst of colour before autumn.
Use them however you like. A wash of background colour, a single brushstroke, a filter, a frame. The prompts this month and every month can be found here.
Two colours. One horizon. A sun that glows like a coin.
All That Glitters is one of those pieces that came together quickly. The warm orange and red of a southern Spain summer sunset, layered and blended in vitamin sea.
Dos colores. Un horizonte. Un sol que brilla como una moneda.
All That Glitters es una de esas piezas que tomó forma rápidamente. El cálido naranja y rojo de un atardecer de verano en el sur de España, superpuesto y fusionado en vitamina mar.
Three pieces, one obsession: The golden light of late afternoon in Cádiz.
The first, Golden Hour, looks across the bay from Los Toruños Natural Park in El Puerto, the sky softening into gold, one layer of the composition coming from Anna Bellinger’s (@absowm) paint palette.
The second, Golden Hour (the cathedral), takes that same warmth and turns it on the iconic outline of the Cádiz Cathedral, orange against blue, bold and almost architectural in its simplicity.
The third, Golden Hours, breaks the cathedral into nine, a grid of perspectives, the same landmark seen from multiple angles, each panel a different fragment of that late afternoon light.
Three works, the same hour, the same coast. All available in the shop at coastoflight.etsy.com.
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HORAS DORADAS
Tres obras, una obsesión: la luz dorada de última hora de la tarde en Cádiz.
La primera, Golden Hour, mira a través de la bahía desde el Parque Natural de Los Toruños en El Puerto, el cielo suavizándose en tonos dorados, con una capa de la composición procedente de la paleta de pintura de Anna Bellinger.
La segunda, Golden Hour (la catedral), toma esa misma calidez y la dirige hacia el icónico perfil de la Catedral de Cádiz, naranja sobre azul, audaz y casi arquitectónica en su simplicidad.
La tercera, Golden Hours, divide la catedral en nueve, una cuadrícula de perspectivas, el mismo monumento visto desde múltiples ángulos, cada panel un fragmento diferente de esa luz de última hora de la tarde.
Tres obras, la misma hora, la misma costa. Todas disponibles en la tienda en coastoflight.etsy.com.
CHANCLA the cheap rubber pink of beach flip-flops. CALIMA the hazy, dust-filled sky that blurs the horizon during the hottest stretch of summer. TINTO tinto de verano, the red wine and lemonade mix. NOCHE the deep, warm dark of an August night, still holding the day’s heat.
Use them however you like. A wash of background colour, a single brushstroke, a filter, a frame. The prompts this month and every month can be found here.