The moods of the sea
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
■ How to paint a calm sea
■ Effective use of different blues
■ How to paint rocks on a foreshore
■ Practise the scumbling technique
The sea is a joy to paint in all its moods, from a glassy smooth surface to the raging, storm-swept breakers crashing on the shore. I was born on the Isle of Wight and for most of my life I have lived here. I have observed the sea in all its moods.
Oil paint is a fantastic medium for painting water and there is none better than the extremely user-friendly Winsor & Newton Artisan water-mixable oils. I have developed my techniques for painting the different aspects of coastal waters over the years and find that these paints work very well for me.
What is it that creates all those different colours and streaks in the sea? There are many contributing factors to consider and observe; deep water, for instance, generally appears darker, shallow water is lighter, and very shallow water shows the seabed, mud,
