Beach groin with autumn waves oil painting WIP

Beach groin with autumn waves oil painting WIP

WIP oil painting beach groin Bournemouth

The photo show work in stages of an oil painting showing a wooden groin situated on Bournemouth beach, Dorset, on the south coast of England. The time of year is autumn so the light is not as powerful a few months later on the deserted beach.
The first panel shows an orange acrylic wash on paper with the drawing applied with brown acrylic paint. In the second panel, 'underpainting' has taken place in which darker versions of the final colours are applied, using acrylic paint, which then acts as a base for the final, finished paint application. This final stage is shown in the final panel where the final detailed paint application is done in oil paint rather than acrylic paint in this case. I felt that oils suit natural subjects and help with colour blending and creating the feeling of natural light. Acrylics works well for man made subjects, for instance architecture.
The final finished painting can be seen here. 
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