I’m working on a 102cm x 76cm canvas in Acrylic 

Using several different photographic images to make up this one image of an awesome breaker. The above canvas has been prepared with a texture before using a large flat brush to apply an acrylic 
Outline of the waves energy.
Afterward to the immediate right a palette knife Loaded with cobalt and cerulean is applied in a directional sweep of the wave.

2. Use fingers to create swirls of moving water

When sea rises and begins to fall it causes pockets of foam and sea. This I have imitated in movement by using a delicious pale turquoise, white and a hint of that gorgeous deep deep colour, Prussian blue
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3. Stand back and look at the overall effect.

Moving down the swell of the wave, I’ve used a rigger brush with Titanium white to created the web pattern of foam on top of Prussian, deep Turquoise and a pale Olive sea.

4. From the swell to the splash!

The sea Is painted using a large flat brush loaded with Prussian Blue, Deep Turquoise and Payne’s Grey, whilst the paint was still wet I applied Titanium White with my fingers moving in the direction of the splashes.

5. Keeping up with the energy 

Using a paddle palette knife (my favourite) it brings a sense of turbulent movement when using a twisting action. I don’t mix colours at this point just load the palette knife with the blues and white stated above then straight onto the canvas, the way the colours blend and move are more spontaneous and not preciously applied.

6. The tide is coming in!

finally the thundering rolling wave is coming in with light shining through its watery veil....It’s energy forms awesome patterns of churning foam as it stretches out to greet the feet of an admirer 

Potent Palette 
The wave

Try some of these techniques yourself  

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July 2020 costal drama

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