Friday, February 3, 2012

Wave Tripping

"Wave Tripping"  (oil, 6x6 inches)  click here to bid

This one was fun to paint. When I enhanced the colors of the photo in Photoshop, it was surprising how much red came out in the waves. But when I painted them, it somehow worked. Water, after all, is clear, and will reflect any light that surrounds it.

Below is the original photo, the first crop, image reversed, and the final composition with color enhancement.



3 comments:

  1. I'm loving your gull paintings...they are so full of color and character!

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  2. Thanks Karen! Well, there's only one left... Then I'm busy doing portrait sketches at the San Antonio Rodeo 'til Feb 27. The daily paintings will be hit or miss for a while..:(
    But I've had a lot of fun with these and have learned a lot!

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  3. These gull paintings are beautiful! Thanks for showing us your process...I enjoyed this very much :)

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