I love the water, and boats, so I decided to do this painting of a boat at sunset. I went back to oils for this one; it is still wet, so the glare prevents the colors from being fully true (too much yellow in the highlights, etc.)
As usual, I went with a fairly limited palette: ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, burnt sienna, burnt umber, cadmium yellow, yellow ochre, cadmium red medium, alizarin and titanium white.
6 responses to “Boat on the Beach”
Lovely cheerful painting… one I’d happily put on my wall. 😀👍
Steve
It’s so wonderful!!! 😍 I love the shades of the sunset,the water is sublime!!! It’s the perfection,is very great!!! 😍 words are not enough to describe the fascinating beauty of your wonderful painting! Thank you so much for sharing!!! ♥️
Steve and Yleniaely, Thank you both for the comments, I appreciate it.
It’s a perception of reality
Be careful of the direction of your brush strokes as they give the impression of the sea being higher than the land ( unless that is what you are intending). The wash from the wave would be better done in horizontal stokes – as you’ve done them in the background.
Also there is a kink in the main wave in the background which contributes to the illusion of the higher sea.
Hope this helps.
Graham,
Thank you, yes, your comments are excellent and very much appreciated.