16" x 20" oil on canvas, done about a year ago. After a couple of "wipeouts" on the foreground, I settled on a beach and boulders. Was happy with this second try at a seascape.
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Very pretty, I really like the rain falling, it looks great Jon!
Nice work Jon.
Very beautiful!
Top seascape 👍🏼🇩🇪
Very nice
Thanks, everyone!
Looking good!
Very nice!
Thanks, Bob and Tomi!
Nice seascape Jon!
Thanks, Nancy!
Another nice one Jon. You really paint nice seascapes.
Thanks, Tony--still a lot to learn!
This is really well done, a couple questions, how did you get that “sheen” on the beach? Can you give some detail on how you did the rocks ? Particularly, before you start the rock - and you have a better idea of where it’s going to go- do
you scrape any paint off ? The detail there, must’ve taken forever.
Thanks
@NickyOhio: Glad you liked this one! I had so much trouble with the foreground waves, that I gave up, wiped that part of the canvas, and opted for the "happy accident" of a beach and boulders. The beach was underpainted with brown (from 1:1 SAP green and alizarin crimson). The watery effect was made by pulling straight down some Ti white mixed with a bit of CAD yellow on the edge of a 1" brush, then brushing very gently across. Water lines were added with liquid white. Some horizontal scratching of water lines helped complete the wet sand look. Regarding the rocks: it's been a long time, but I most likely shaped the outline with VD brown and removed most paint with the palette knife. Highlights were a mix of Ti white + dark sienna or (less frequently) Ti white + phthalo blue. Just a tiny amount on a knife edge touched on gently (like highlighting a mountain). "The canvas will take what it wants," and the details happen automatically with highlighting. I don't spend more than a day (typically 3-4 hours) on a painting.
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So gorgeous!! Nice job!