Living near the ocean, and loving it as I do, I’ve often tried to paint it. It’s not easy! There are so many shadows in the water even on the calmest days. I’ve created paintings where I’ve tried to paint each little shadow and they have looked stiff. Nothing like water. I’ve found that sometimes the quick paintings of the ocean, where I don’t over work them, end up being the most successful.
In this painting I added a little water below the blue and it pushed into the blue creating blooms that look like a wave. Happy accidents!
July 22, 2015 at 10:59 am
It’s beautiful!!!
July 22, 2015 at 11:32 am
Thanks Sibella!
July 23, 2015 at 12:54 am
Always very welcome, Eileen! 🙂
July 22, 2015 at 11:07 am
Oh wow, Laura! Get it framed. 🙂
July 22, 2015 at 11:09 am
Sorry! I know you’re not Laura – please forgive me, I was on a different planet – but the comment still stands, this is a gorgeous painting!
July 22, 2015 at 11:33 am
No worries Rebecca! Thank you – i think i will frame it!
July 22, 2015 at 12:14 pm
Thank you! 🙂 (hot flush of embarrassment now over) Yes, it’s a beautiful picture, and I have painting envy!
July 22, 2015 at 11:27 am
Really really works! Lovely!
July 22, 2015 at 11:33 am
Thank you!! 😀
July 22, 2015 at 11:29 am
I agree: get it framed. It’s perfect.
July 22, 2015 at 11:34 am
Thanks! You guys have convinced me!
July 22, 2015 at 4:32 pm
This is great – a wonderful wave!
July 22, 2015 at 9:50 pm
Eileen, it’s beautiful!!! I hope it’s framed already!!
July 22, 2015 at 9:53 pm
Great job Eileen! I am at the beach on vacation and thought I would paint the ocean/beach. I can’t believe how difficult it is! At least for a very very beginner like me. You did a nice job. 🙂
July 23, 2015 at 12:43 am
Beautiful Eileen, you’ve capture the waves breaking magically.
July 24, 2015 at 1:39 am
it’s so nice when blooms happen where they make great sense!
July 24, 2015 at 4:41 pm
Yes not planned but ill keep this in mind and try to recreate it again
July 24, 2015 at 4:48 am
GREAT JOB! Water is a fickle trickle isn’t it! Especially open ocean like that, where there is no shadows to reflect….but using the water like this created a perfect effect of waves….
July 24, 2015 at 4:41 pm
Thanks so much!
July 26, 2015 at 3:15 am
That bloom looks so convincing! A very happy accident indeed 🙂
August 10, 2015 at 10:54 am
I love the simplicity of this scene. This is gorgeous!
August 10, 2015 at 10:21 pm
Thank you so much Adele!
August 19, 2015 at 11:12 am
Very fresh, good decision. You really get watercolor!
August 19, 2015 at 9:36 pm
Thank you Ellen! 🙂
August 22, 2018 at 6:47 am
That’s so beautiful. I’ve only recently picked up painting again
August 22, 2018 at 6:22 pm
Thanks so much – I’ve been practicing a lot since then 🙂