Finishing Ocean Wave Oil Painting - 6th Step Is Adding Final Details

In the final stage of this oil painting of an ocean wave and a sandy beach I am putting in the final details. I have worked on the foam of the crashing wave and the foreground foam in this beach scene. Sometimes I work on other paintings and then come back and look at the first painting to see if it needs anything else. As with any landscape painting it is good to step away from a painting and then look at it with fresh eyes. I will then look for an appropriate picture frame to accent the painting.

Looking back at the previous posts of this oil painting you can see how the painting started from a simple pencil sketch to a detailed seascape oil painting. Thanks for following along and check back to see the final finished beach scene. Thanks, P.J. Cook

Sandy Beach Seascape Oil Painting Underway

Pencil sketch of ocean wave seascape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Starting a new seascape oil painting of an ocean wave with a sandy beach. Above is the pencil sketch that I start with whenever I begin a new painting. This gives me an idea of the composition and values in the painting.  The value of a painting is the lightness or darkness of an area. This painting will be similar to a previous oil painting of mine shown below with a rocky shore. This original beach painting will have sand and foam instead of the rocks. I hope to show the next step in a few days so check back to follow along as I paint this seascape of a sandy beach.

"The Breaking Wave" Oil by PJ Cook

Latest Shoreline Painting by P.J. Cook and Watercolor Lessons Starting Wednesday

Shore View

New original painting offered with a beautiful gold frame. Inspiration for this painting is from the beautiful shoreline along Long Island Sound in Connecticut. There are still some undeveloped areas where the beaches are untouched. This is an original acrylic painting 20 inch by 20 inch with a overall size of 26 inches with the frame. Painting can be viewed and purchased at Aritsans Harbor, 188 Main St. in Old Saybrook, CT. Wed - Sat from noon to 5pm and Sundays 10:30- 2pm.

New Watercolor Lessons starting this Wednesday May 16, 2012 from 2:30 - 4:30. Watercolor classes are held at Artisans Harbor, in Saybrook, CT. All levels of artists are welcome. There will be 6 classes held once a week on Wednesdays. Various techniques, tips and tricks will be taught as the students follow along as I demonstrate a new technique each week.

If you have any questions please email at pj@pjcookartist.com
Thank you

Feel Like Your Moments to the Beach With This Shore Inspired Painting

Here is the finished painting of a red skiff pulled up on the beach. This painting can be used on the kitchen bar stool seats, the wood chairs or the lazy susans in our shore designed painted furniture. This scene will look very nice on the whitewash painted furniture. Add this to your home or cottage decor and feel like you are moments to the beach. Look for this painting on our Beach Cottage Art website.

Painted Cottage Furniture - Next Step In Painting A Beach Scene On A Corner Table

The next step in my painted cottage furniture project is to continue glazing thin layers of acrylic paint. Glazing is painting thin translucent layers of paint to build up depth in a painting. It can be done using oil, acrylic and watercolor paint. With acrylic paint it can be thinned with water or a glazing medium.

This decorative corner table has a crackled white finish and would look great in a beach cottage. I am adding more and more detail to the seascape painting as I paint each layer. Check back to see the finished painted cottage table.

Hand Painted Sandpiper Birds Running on the Sand - Beach Scene On Sofa Table

I am going to paint a seascape of sandpiper birds that can often be seen running along the beach. I will paint this on a long table often called a sofa table. This sofa table has a white crackle finish and will look great in your coastal or beach theme rooms. I have done a black and white sketch of the birds in a long narrow format like the size of the tabletop. I will hand paint the birds running on the sand in acrylic paint and then put a protective finish over the painting. I like to watch these birds running along the shore when I am at the beach, they are quite entertaining. I will be posting each step of this painting project so check back to follow along. Thanks

This sofa table will be for sale on my decorative furniture website Beach Cottage Art

Hand Painted Cottage Furniture With a Beach Scene - Follow Along With artist P.J.Cook

These are some examples of wood graining paint technique often called faux painting. On the left is my usual way of having the color as the background and the white for the grain of the wood. The next one is done in reverse, white as background and color for the wood grain.

The next sample is a crackle effect. I will be painting two pieces of furniture with this crackle as the background. I like this look and I think it will go well with a beach scene painting. I think the wood graining and the crackle technique work well for cottage furniture. I will show the steps of painting a sofa table and an occasional table, each will have a beach scene hand painted on the furniture. One of the paintings will have sandpiper birds running on the sand. A favorite for many beach lovers out there.