TM8931 Winter Waves #3 6×6 oil on paper

TM8932 Winter Waves #4 6×6 oil on paper

Winter waves seem thick, a bit sluggish, but still powerful. Painting them, I chose to emphasize the weight of the water, and its rugged movement. There is a certain abstraction that occurs when the subject is brought closer. And energy – a big thunderous whoooshhhh. I like the vibrations.

Technical painting notes: I mixed Winsor Newton Liquin Impasto medium into the paint to give it body and to make it almost like frosting to spread with a knife. I also decided to utilize the off-white of the ground in contrast to the cooler white of the paint, letting the primed paper act as a color in itself. The “bareness” of the exposed paper makes the thick paint used for the waves seem even heavier.