Today was a bright, sunny day

So I went to the beach to kick up some splashes again.

And get ideas.

What the heck am I doing wrong?

This painting is called Water Crystals and the way I'm going, the sea's gonna turn dry before it's ever finished.

I looked at the sunlight through the ocean.

I decided to break the colour scheme down to four tones. Darkest shadow, next to the ripple of yellow light; brown sort of dingy sand; blue sheen highlight on the water............but then, to contrast my four tones of the water, bright white splashes.

I have a loose, spontaneous style I think. In that respect, oil painting isn't necessarily the best medium for me, because everything is slow. Slow layering, slow drying. One move at a time, like a chess game.

Sunlight balances shadows and it all makes sense.