Sunrise from Punta El Zonte Hostel by TJ MurphyView full screen
Sunrise from Punta El Zonte Hostel
The three El Zonte paintings together in my living room (1 min 37 s, with sound).
Sunrise from Punta El Zonte Hostel by TJ Murphy

Watercolor pastel

Sunrise from Punta El Zonte Hostel

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Dimensions
24 × 48 in (W × H)
Medium
Watercolor pastel
Surface
Arches Coldpress Paper
Year
2023
In the book
Watercolor Landscapes, page 42

This is the view from the Punta El Zonte hostel, where I stayed on the corner of the river that runs through town and the beach the surfers use. I woke before dawn, sat and meditated, and watched the sunrise and the surfers paddling out through the waves. The beach is all big round stones, and they tumble and rumble as each wave hits. The tropical air makes the light especially luminous. I painted it in my Seattle studio, from the photos I took that morning.

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