Beach waves surprises!

After I finish a piece, I spend some time living with it. To make sure I am really done. In that time, I am assessing how it makes me feel. This painting feels light and calm, interesting, and inviting to me. It feels good to me. I am happy with that. Then I found a plus factor I had nothing to do with. I turned off the lights one night before going to bed, and the painting seemed to take on a life of its own. It glowed in the dark. The light that makes me feel good during the day lives on in the night. No glow paint was applied! It is so amazing, the unexpected. I hope you like this too.

My process is so much in the moment that I need to write down the palette of colors to remember them, but I think in this painting it's the different blues and blue-greens against the light of rolling sea foam with soft, gentle definition of shape in that moving water. The sky blue in front of the middle wave is bold and enhances that contrast. In the sky, I was looking to pull you in and keep you there! I love for the viewer to wander all around and not want to leave.

I have a new piece that I will post about very soon. It has been very busy since Hurricane Ian, and we look forward to unobstructed time to paint. Feel free to leave a comment or let me know what you're interested in. I'd love to hear from you. To be continued...