This painting started with an ochre underpainting which shows through in the foreground where I “palette knifed” the blue of the water in.
As for the photo reference, the beach was from a photo a friend sent me, and I then added children from my photos from Maine from our 2008 summer vacation.
Oil on Canvas
12x16
Available
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