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!
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It’s beautiful!!!
Thanks Sibella!
Always very welcome, Eileen! 🙂
Oh wow, Laura! Get it framed. 🙂
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!
No worries Rebecca! Thank you – i think i will frame it!
Thank you! 🙂 (hot flush of embarrassment now over) Yes, it’s a beautiful picture, and I have painting envy!
Really really works! Lovely!
Thank you!! 😀
I agree: get it framed. It’s perfect.
Thanks! You guys have convinced me!
This is great – a wonderful wave!
Eileen, it’s beautiful!!! I hope it’s framed already!!
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. 🙂
Beautiful Eileen, you’ve capture the waves breaking magically.
it’s so nice when blooms happen where they make great sense!
Yes not planned but ill keep this in mind and try to recreate it again
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….
Thanks so much!
That bloom looks so convincing! A very happy accident indeed 🙂
I love the simplicity of this scene. This is gorgeous!
Thank you so much Adele!
Very fresh, good decision. You really get watercolor!
Thank you Ellen! 🙂
That’s so beautiful. I’ve only recently picked up painting again
Thanks so much – I’ve been practicing a lot since then 🙂