I must admit to losing interest in this painting midway through, though I do love the cluster of readers under the umbrella. I noticed that there were a lot of these small libraries on beaches in Normandy, France. This was in Fecamp and there was one in Etretat. The hut had the label: Lire a la Plage and people came down and read in the sunshine. It seemed amusing to see people fully clothed clustered in a group reading, ignoring the temptations of the beach.
I may have another go, focussing on the people and cutting out the bulk of beach and cliffs, though the shadow of the cliffs gives a good counterpoint.
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I like the cliffs, they highlight the people coming down o the beach and then ignoring it.
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Yeah, they’re good for counterchange of tone – just too much of them.
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I like the cliffs too. The tension is perfect.
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Nice painting, you really captured the people well.
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