surfing wategos Byron Bay
figurative pastel 55cm x 75cm
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stephanie allison
This is beautiful, it looks so smoooooth. ♥
maria paterson replied
thankyou stephanie
Jim Phillips
I’m an old retired surfer, this is fantastic!
maria paterson replied
glad you like it jim
Esther van de ...
Wow very nice pastel painting. Great work. Cheers Esther

maria paterson replied
thanks alot esther
Leslie Gustafson
This is awesome work! wow!!
maria paterson replied
thankyou so much leslie
Anni Morris
Wish I could achieve this with pastels, great artwork ~ Anni :)
maria paterson replied
thanks annie, im pretty sure you can
Elaine Green
Fantastic Maria!!!
maria paterson replied
thanks alot elaine, i have to thank Keith for the reference photos
Joel Murdoch
Your best yet, superb colour.
maria paterson replied
this one gos away back some, but I still like it, thanks for your comments joel
Linda Callaghan
amazing art….interesting, colourful, lot of movement and depth a fabulous painting!
maria paterson replied
thanks for commenting linda
conniecrayon
Beautiful,love the colours in the sky ((O:
maria paterson replied
thankyou very much connie
Cheryl DeLong
Very nice I wish I could paint like that.
maria paterson replied
thankyou very much cheryl
stephanie allison
maria paterson replied
thankyou very much!
Rachelle Dyer
beautiful work!
maria paterson replied
thankyou rachelle
annibels
Excellent work
maria paterson replied
thanks very much annibel
Karin Taylor
truly excellent work Maria!
maria paterson replied
thankyou Karin
Sarah ORourke
So beautifully done… & of my favourite place in the whole world!!! Couldn’t resist, double fave!!!
:)
maria paterson replied
thanks sarah, i havent been down there for awhile, the crowds get a bit much, but it still feels magic when you get there
A. F. Branco
Your work is absolutely Fantastic!
maria paterson replied
thankyou very much!
Amanda Cass
wow stunning like a photo! i want to go there :) no make that i want to live there :)) i have seen no sun for a month here :(
maria paterson
dont worry weve had nothing but rain and bad weather here for most of the year, the beaches have disappeared with the bad swells but it will clear up eventually, just a bad cycle.
doreen01
Beautiful, brightness !!! I can feel breeze!
maria paterson replied
thanks doreen, i think i can feel spring coming on now
tank
Very Aussie, awesome!
maria paterson replied
yes i suppose it is, im just used to seeing it all the time
Hidemi Tada
i feel i am watching 3D photo. you expressed 3D very well. wonderful work!!!!
maria paterson replied
thankyou hidemi, much appreciated
bryanhibleart
Very nice! Love the combination of subjects, gives the painting real depth :)
maria paterson replied
thanks a lot bryan
Caroline Angell
maria paterson replied
thankyou very much, thats great
Shirley Roma ...
Love it as it is something that is seen everyday of the girls watching maybe their boyfriends surf. www.shirleycharlton.com
maria paterson replied
thankyou shirley, i have to credit my partner who surfs for the photos i referenced.
Carole Russell
I feel like I’m sitting there watching that great wave – like it!
maria paterson replied
thanks a lot carole
Shoaib .
gorgeous work
maria paterson replied
thankyou
t0ray
this is sooo good
maria paterson replied
thankyou very much
F.A. Moore
Maria, I’m thinking what t0ray is thinking… this is soooooo good!
From story line to execution, it grabs me. easy fav.
maria paterson replied
thanks very much frannie!
F.A. Moore
Maria, can you submit this to Solo, too? That would be great!
maria paterson replied
sure thing
Barbara Brown
Wow! Such a fantastic beach shot!
maria paterson replied
thankyou very much barbara
F.A. Moore
Congratulations on being featured
Inside Solo magazine, vol. 7!
Inside Solo is the Art News and Resource magazine from Solo Exhibition.
Click the link, top, to go there and see the magazine and your feature.
maria paterson replied
thankyou so much, im priviledged to be in it!
Beachy
Great painting, i’d like to be there right now!!
maria paterson replied
thanks, the beaches are starting to clear up after the bad weather
Constance Widen
This is a really beautiful painting Maria! You have captured the light and heat of the Australian coast wonderfully, congratulations!
maria paterson replied
thankyou constance for that wonderful comment
Deon Van Den Berg
great work
maria paterson replied
hi deon, thank for that comment
salsbells69
This is gorgeous. Well done on all of your features!
maria paterson replied
thankyou very much, much appreciated
Laurie Search
Oh, this is so beautiful!!! Love it!
maria paterson replied
hi laurie, thankyou very much
ISMAIL ALAOUI ...
wowwoo,
that wave is totally mastered:; amazing,
guess what , and its not the first time it happens ot me here,
i’m sure you have always been in my watchlist, and today i came and again i had ot add you, i’m sure it was an error, i think i have to check back so many of my friend , coz i don’t see their notifications anymore, and for a long time!
maria paterson replied
thankyou very much ismail, good to see you again
geoff hillier
Hi Maria, this is fantastic great colour, composition, the whole thing is fantastic !!!
maria paterson replied
thankyou geoff, much appreciated!
Shoaib .
stunning work of art .. i just love this
maria paterson replied
thankyou, i really appreciate that
Mark Walker about 1 month ago
Brilliant!!
maria paterson replied 29 days ago
thankyou mark, ive enjoyed looking through your work
Edzie 17 days ago
That water is beautiful! I want to dive right in!
maria paterson replied 17 days ago
thanks alot of people travel to get there
Alice McMahon ... 15 days ago
Ah, summer! A long wait here I’m afraid. Enjoy Maria! This is beautiful & dynamic, as always.
maria paterson replied 15 days ago
thanks alice, we are about to enter into summer, cant say im looking forward to it, too hot for me!
Deirdre Brockl... 11 days ago
Fabulous work.
maria paterson replied 11 days ago
thankyou very much deidre
A1000WORDS 9 days ago
Simply sensational – love your art…
maria paterson replied 7 days ago
thanks ron i appreciate that
Pamela Plante 8 days ago
Such detail and softness to this!
maria paterson replied 7 days ago
thankyou Pamela
nishagandhi 7 days ago
amazing congrats
maria paterson replied 7 days ago
thankyou very much nisha
Doug Keech 7 days ago
Very nicely done.
maria paterson replied 7 days ago
thankyou doug
Colin Cartwright 7 days ago
The epitome of exotic climes! Wonderful realism and strong colours. The breaker and the figures, are exceptionally well painted, Maria.
maria paterson replied 7 days ago
thankyou colin, im fortunate enough to see this view alot, i originally came from scotland, but its amazing how similar it is around here, northern nsw , very volcanic.
pauldrobertson 5 days ago
magnificent colours! well done
maria paterson replied 5 days ago
thanks paul, its that sort of place, blows you out sometimes
elenaoleniuc 2 days ago
Fabulous work !
maria paterson replied 1 day ago
thankyou elena
cerphotography 1 day ago
wow i really like this :)
maria paterson replied 1 day ago
thankyou, im glad you like it