Wave crashing the rock

posted in: My own projects | 32

12*18 oil on stretched canvas August 2015

I always look to create not the visual copy of a scene but rather its atmosphere and mood. I am absorbed with the way sun light changes and defines water, sand, rocks constantly transforming the tranquil landscape. The still landscape versus changing light is always an energetic combination for a painting study. I love the physiques of the water alone. Sometimes I do use the sea as a stage to attract attention to ships, seagulls, etc. But mostly the water itself combined with a sky is the center of my painting. Today I decided to paint a wave crashing a rock possibly on a little European city shore. There is no reference photograph for this painting. I rather took some details from different photographs, which allows me to say that this scene is an imaginary place. Please take a look at some reference pictures from different websitesย I used.

Here you can find the progress pictures:

image

 

 

As usual I started with the top of the painting to suggest the sunset or sunrise over the small village. The amount of paint used was minimal with some linseed oil mixed in to create the foggy kind of transparency on the background.

I did a quick sketch of the sea and rocks layout with a small brush.

 

 

 

 

image

 

 

Following the first thin dark layer i added the shapes of the village’s houses and buildings using exclusively palette knife and sometimes pretty thick strokes of paint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

image

 

 

I then added the undercolor to the sea and the rocks. Another coat followed the first, also adding different variations of blue-green to push into possible wave-like movements. The palette knife was loaded with several combinations of light-blue, light-purple colors to mimic the waves and the foam.

 

 

 

 

 

image

 

 

At this stage I realized that the water foam crashing the rock looked unrealistic and also the second smaller rock just did not fit in the composition of the painting. I removed them pretty easily and decided to stick with just one rock – the main hero of the painting:)

 

 

 

 

 

wave_crashing_the_rock_smallThank you for looking!

Cheers ๐Ÿ™‚

ps

the painting is available atย  my etsy shop:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/245697638/wave-crashing-rock-oil-painting-sea?ref=shop_home_active_1

32 Responses

  1. Jicsi

    Wow, this is beautiful! It’s lovely to see the step by step as well. It’s nice to see how you’ve created the over all image! ๐Ÿ™‚

    • Local Physiotherapy Services Coquitlam

      First off I would like to say great blog! I had a quick question in which I’d like
      to ask if you don’t mind. I was curious to know how you center yourself and clear your thoughts prior
      to writing. I have had difficulty clearing my mind in getting my thoughts
      out there. I do enjoy writing but it just seems like the first 10 to
      15 minutes are usually wasted simply just trying to
      figure out how to begin. Any suggestions or tips?
      Thanks!

  2. kalorifer sobasฤฑ

    I do believe all the ideas youve presented for your post They are really convincing and will certainly work Nonetheless the posts are too short for novices May just you please lengthen them a little from subsequent time Thanks for the post

  3. Nidia Witte

    I noticed that your ilearnpainting.com website might be missing out on approximately 1K visitors daily. Our AI powered traffic system is tailored to boost your site’s visibility: https://ow.ly/82vQ50TR2qR
    We’re offering a free trial that includes four thousand targeted visitors to show the potential benefits. After the trial, we can supply up to 250K targeted visitors per month. This opportunity could greatly enhance your website’s reach and traffic.

  4. binance

    Thank you for your sharing. I am worried that I lack creative ideas. It is your article that makes me full of hope. Thank you. But, I have a question, can you help me?

  5. warm blankets

    Hey! Do you know if they make any plugins to assist with Search Engine Optimization? I’m trying to get my blog to rank for some targeted
    keywords but I’m not seeing very good results.
    If you know of any please share. Kudos! I saw similar text here:
    Wool product

  6. ุฃุฌู‡ุฒุฉ ู‚ูŠุงุณ ุงู„ูˆุฒู† ุงู„ุนุฑุงู‚

    ุดุฑูƒุฉ Bwer ู‡ูŠ ุฃุญุฏ ุงู„ู…ูˆุฑุฏูŠู† ุงู„ุฑุฆูŠุณูŠูŠู† ู„ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุดุงุญู†ุงุช ุฐุงุช ุงู„ุฌุณูˆุฑ ููŠ ุงู„ุนุฑุงู‚ุŒ ุญูŠุซ ุชู‚ุฏู… ู…ุฌู…ูˆุนุฉ ูƒุงู…ู„ุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ุญู„ูˆู„ ู„ู‚ูŠุงุณ ุญู…ูˆู„ุฉ ุงู„ู…ุฑูƒุจุงุช ุจุฏู‚ุฉ. ูˆุชุบุทูŠ ุฎุฏู…ุงุชู‡ุง ูƒู„ ุฌุงู†ุจ ู…ู† ุฌูˆุงู†ุจ ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุดุงุญู†ุงุชุŒ ู…ู† ุชุฑูƒูŠุจ ูˆุตูŠุงู†ุฉ ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุดุงุญู†ุงุช ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุนุงูŠุฑุฉ ูˆุงู„ุฅุตู„ุงุญ. ุชู‚ุฏู… ุดุฑูƒุฉ Bwer ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุดุงุญู†ุงุช ุชุฌุงุฑูŠุฉ ูˆู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุดุงุญู†ุงุช ุตู†ุงุนูŠุฉ ูˆุฃู†ุธู…ุฉ ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุฌุณูˆุฑ ู…ุญูˆุฑูŠุฉุŒ ู…ุตู…ู…ุฉ ู„ุชู„ุจูŠุฉ ู…ุชุทู„ุจุงุช ุงู„ุชุทุจูŠู‚ุงุช ุงู„ุซู‚ูŠู„ุฉ. ุชุชุถู…ู† ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุดุงุญู†ุงุช ุงู„ุฅู„ูƒุชุฑูˆู†ูŠุฉ ูˆู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุดุงุญู†ุงุช ุงู„ุฑู‚ู…ูŠุฉ ู…ู† ุดุฑูƒุฉ Bwer ุชู‚ู†ูŠุฉ ู…ุชู‚ุฏู…ุฉุŒ ู…ู…ุง ูŠุถู…ู† ู‚ูŠุงุณุงุช ุฏู‚ูŠู‚ุฉ ูˆู…ูˆุซูˆู‚ุฉ. ุชู… ุชุตู…ูŠู… ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุดุงุญู†ุงุช ุงู„ุซู‚ูŠู„ุฉ ุงู„ุฎุงุตุฉ ุจู‡ู… ู„ู„ุจูŠุฆุงุช ุงู„ูˆุนุฑุฉุŒ ู…ู…ุง ูŠุฌุนู„ู‡ุง ู…ู†ุงุณุจุฉ ู„ู„ุตู†ุงุนุงุช ู…ุซู„ ุงู„ุฎุฏู…ุงุช ุงู„ู„ูˆุฌุณุชูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ุฒุฑุงุนุฉ ูˆุงู„ุจู†ุงุก. ุณูˆุงุก ูƒู†ุช ุชุจุญุซ ุนู† ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุดุงุญู†ุงุช ู„ู„ุจูŠุน ุฃูˆ ุงู„ุฅูŠุฌุงุฑ ุฃูˆ ุงู„ุชุฃุฌูŠุฑุŒ ุชูˆูุฑ ุดุฑูƒุฉ Bwer ุฎูŠุงุฑุงุช ู…ุฑู†ุฉ ู„ุชู†ุงุณุจ ุงุญุชูŠุงุฌุงุชูƒุŒ ุจู…ุง ููŠ ุฐู„ูƒ ุฃุฌุฒุงุก ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุดุงุญู†ุงุช ูˆุงู„ู…ู„ุญู‚ุงุช ูˆุงู„ุจุฑุงู…ุฌ ู„ุชุญุณูŠู† ุงู„ุฃุฏุงุก. ุจุตูุชู‡ุง ุดุฑูƒุฉ ู…ุตู†ุนุฉ ู…ูˆุซูˆู‚ุฉ ู„ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุดุงุญู†ุงุชุŒ ุชู‚ุฏู… ุดุฑูƒุฉ Bwer ุฎุฏู…ุงุช ู…ุนุงูŠุฑุฉ ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุดุงุญู†ุงุช ุงู„ู…ุนุชู…ุฏุฉุŒ ู…ู…ุง ูŠุถู…ู† ุงู„ุงู…ุชุซุงู„ ู„ู…ุนุงูŠูŠุฑ ุงู„ุตู†ุงุนุฉ. ุชุดู…ู„ ุฎุฏู…ุงุชู‡ุง ูุญุต ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุดุงุญู†ุงุช ูˆุงู„ุดู‡ุงุฏุงุช ูˆุฎุฏู…ุงุช ุงู„ุฅุตู„ุงุญุŒ ู…ู…ุง ูŠุฏุนู… ู…ูˆุซูˆู‚ูŠุฉ ุฃู†ุธู…ุฉ ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุดุงุญู†ุงุช ุงู„ุฎุงุตุฉ ุจูƒ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุฏู‰ ุงู„ุทูˆูŠู„. ุจูุถู„ ูุฑูŠู‚ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฎุจุฑุงุกุŒ ุชุถู…ู† ุดุฑูƒุฉ Bwer ุชุฑูƒูŠุจ ูˆุตูŠุงู†ุฉ ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุดุงุญู†ุงุช ุจุณู„ุงุณุฉุŒ ู…ู…ุง ูŠุญุงูุธ ุนู„ู‰ ุณูŠุฑ ุนู…ู„ูŠุงุชูƒ ุจุณู„ุงุณุฉ. ู„ู…ุฒูŠุฏ ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ุนู„ูˆู…ุงุช ุญูˆู„ ุฃุณุนุงุฑ ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุดุงุญู†ุงุชุŒ ูˆุชูƒุงู„ูŠู ุงู„ุชุฑูƒูŠุจุŒ ุฃูˆ ู„ู…ุนุฑูุฉ ุงู„ู…ุฒูŠุฏ ุนู† ู…ุฌู…ูˆุนุฉ ู…ูˆุงุฒูŠู† ุงู„ุดุงุญู†ุงุช ุฐุงุช ุงู„ุฌุณูˆุฑ ูˆุบูŠุฑู‡ุง ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ู†ุชุฌุงุชุŒ ุชูุถู„ ุจุฒูŠุงุฑุฉ ู…ูˆู‚ุน ุดุฑูƒุฉ Bwer ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฅู†ุชุฑู†ุช ุนู„ู‰ bwerpipes.com

  7. drover sointeru

    Wow! This blog looks exactly like my old one! It’s on a entirely different subject but it has pretty much the same layout and design. Wonderful choice of colors!

  8. tech

    I don’t even know how I stopped up right here, but I believed this post was great.

    I don’t recognise who you’re however certainly you are going to a well-known blogger should you aren’t already.
    Cheers!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *