Began on location in Monarch Bay, near Dana Point, CA. This was painted during the week of heavy rainstorms in southern California in 2010. There were fifteen foot waves that surged ashore, one after another. I spent the whole week just mesmerized by the giant waves rolling in. Each morning I was up at 6:30am to get down to the shoreline before the sun came up, that`s when they were at high tide. I took may images and filmed with my great SLR camera that captures HD video. This little oil painting study was done in the late afternoon before sunset. I was getting into the perspective of placing a strong foreground (dark rocks), a little less value concentration in the middle ground (waves) and a dissipating color strength in the background (bluffs). You get a sense of place, perspective and oceanic atmosphere in a little painting. I also was tripping out on the actual formation of the waves with the afternoon light shining through the curl next to the white water. I really felt I captured the colors and will use this study to probably make a larger painting. Unless it is sold, then I will have to go out there and paint another afternoon. I can not complain if I have to spend an afternoon with the ocean.
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