A watercolour seascape sketch ~ large waves rolling in on to the sea shore on Cornwall’s Atlantic coastline…
In this seascape I was practicing painting waves assisted by carefully created back-runs. It was partially successful – I need to practice it more. The tricky bit is to make sure I reserve white enough paper for the waves first and then create the back-runs by adding the just right amount of clean water with a clean brush in just the right places at the right time and tilt the paper if necessary to ensure the water runs in the right direction.
The sky was painted using Ultramarine Blue and Raw Sienna. The grey was created by mixing the two colours in the palette first. The ocean was painted mostly with Prussian Blue along with Manganese Blue Hue, Cobalt Teal Blue and Cascade Green. The little bit of sand at the bottom was painted with Buff Titanium. The horizon is a little wonky but then it is only a practice sketch so I’m not going to worry about that…
My seascape measures 19 cm x 29 cm and was painted on Arches 140 lb cold pressed paper (100% cotton). This was some very enjoyable watercolour practice…
absolutely stunning! this is not easy to achieve! BRAVO!!!
Thank you Jodi – these seascapes do take a little forethought and planning…
Wonderful practice Evelyn!
Thank you Sharon…
Gorgeous, Evelyn!! 💙
Love those colors so much!
Thank you Patty Anne – I love being by the sea so much and all the colours associated with it…
Lovely job, Evelyn. Your love of the sea really shows in this one!
Thank you Carolynn – I just have to keep on practicing to achieve the effects I would like…. !
I find the ocean so difficult to reproduce. You have lots of movement here. (K)
Thank you Kerfe – painting the ocean is a challenge but I’m going to keep practicing…
Always something new to see.
You’ve done a great job of capturing the movement and spray of the waves x
Thank you Sunnyfae…
I enjoyed reading the steps it takes to make this lovely work. Some of the digital supplies I use have this look. Now I know who the designer created them. This is beautiful Evelyn!
Thank you so much Beverly…