"Breaking Wave"
Image Size 15" x 22"
Watercolor
I'm embracing one of the symbols of summer this week. I really enjoy painting crashing waves and trying to capture the feeling of power in the water. It's fun to paint in any medium but painting it in watercolor is always a challenge because the whites have to be saved when working with only transparent watercolor. I used resist to save many of the whites and then worked wet into wet to get the softness of the spray and color blending in the wave. I like the graphic quality that the hard edges of the resist add to the painting.
Nancy, I am delighted to have rediscovered your blog (through your comment on Rosemary Sexton's blog). This is an awesome rendering of a crashing wave--hard to capture in a realistic way, I think. I have enjoyed browsing through your other entries and enjoying your varied subjects, your artistry, and your thoughts about each piece. Thank you.
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DeleteAnother lovely piece, you married the power and the colors perfectly. Nice Nancy. Makes me want to brave the sharks and go swimming !!! :D)
ReplyDeleteThank you Nelvia. I prefer looking at the waves from the shore so I done have to think about sharks!
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