Glad you like the painting. As for painting the waves, I think it helps that I grew up going to the beach and swimming, and also that I’ve spent a lot of time surfing, just starting at waves coming in. What I do is sketch in waves that are breaking in a way that they help the composition I’m putting together. I don’t make them up, but I do use information that I see in alot of different waves, breaking over a long stretch of time, to get the shapes and colors as close as I can. It’s really frustrating and difficult to do, it’s a good challenge to try to paint something that refuses to sit still. I also will look at other painter’s seascapes and notice colors they use in waves in different types of light, and different types of waves.

One of my sisters had a winter rental at Higgins Beach, years ago, she used to walk to the beach every day and watch the surfers. In January. Surfing. Brrrr.

Love the range of blues in the painting. Also, just saw your work at the Courthouse Gallery – terrific. You’re getting better and better.

I’ll let everyone know how the show goes. I think it’ll work out well. I’m looking forward to seeing it hung.

As for my head, for those who don’t know I had a surfing accident last weekend and got 13 stitches in my head. They were removed yesterday and I’m doing pretty well. I have a good black eye right now, but I’m on my way back to looking normal again.

Thanks for stopping by. I’m really glad you enjoy this image. I was pretty excited about the color in this one… trying to find things to make a typical seascape a bit more fun.