"Great Day for a Sail" - 5 x 7 inches - oil on paper - SOLD

"Great Day for a Sail" - 5 x 7 inches - oil on paper

I stood on the boardwalk steps and painted this scene.  I don't have a lot of experience painting ocean waves so this was a challenge.  Anything that moves is a challenge!  

To capture the wave, I painted a dark stripe parallel to the beach.  I then added the white foam on top by dragging white across the dark area and pulled some of the dark color into the white.  Considering this painting was done on location, I was happy with the final result.