Low Tide, Capitola

Low Tide, Capitola

8x10 original oil painting

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On Saturday, while Craig was surfing, I walked down the stairs to the beach. As I walked around the cliffs, I could see Capitola and the pier in the distance.  It was a clear bright day, at low tide with the kelp beds exposed in the foreground.  I took a photo and worked from the photo in my studio to create this painting.

Capitola Beach

Capitola Beach 2

8x10, original oil painting

The end of summer brings warm, sunny weather to the California Coast.  Sometimes September and October are the hottest months of the year, but the days are shorter and the sun shifts lower in the sky, bringing more dramatic shadows along with it.

Capitola Beach is located along the Monterey Bay, just South of Santa Cruz.  The town hugs the coastline with shops and Spanish-style homes that date back to the 1920s.

My painting shows Capitola Beach on a warm, sunny weekend, when everyone was at the beach.