Sand Harbor Framed Print

Sand Harbor is a beautiful beach park on the East shore of Lake Tahoe. I spent 32 years of my life in Lake Tahoe and many happy summers with my kids, family and friends on that beach. Painting this scene brought back those happy memories. I began by sketching in the scene, indicating where the mountain ridge, water line and boulders were going to be. I then started with the sky and background mountains. With landscapes, I want as much info as I can get into the background before I move on to the foreground. I also decided to paint a yellow underpainting for the shallow area of the water. I also painted in the rocks and boulders that would be covered by water later. I choose to glaze in the water over the rocks and sand to give the appearance of transparency. Tahoe is known for it's clear clean waters. I wanted to make sure I portrayed that in my painting.

"Copyright 2014, Darice Machel McGuire, all rights reserved."

Darice Machel McGuire lived on the beautiful Island of Maui from 2012 until the Lahaina fire on August 8th, 2023, destroyed her art studio. She and her husband have relocated to Grass Valley, California. They purchased a commercial building to reestablish their art studios. McGuire's Hawaii and California landscape oil and acrylic paintings are gracing the homes and offices of collectors nationally and internationally. McGuire's choice of subject matter comes from her love of nature and all that surrounds her on a daily basis. She paints in large and small formats. Three of the five galleries that represented her work were destroyed by the Lahaina fire. The two remaining galleries are Karen Lei's Gallery in Kahakuloa and Karen Lei's...