Crashing Surf Wave Painting

'Sunset Surf' 8x10 pastel

One evening in Cape May we spent at least an hour in the cold wind photographing the surf because it was so spectacular. The sun was going down and the waves seemed to be illuminated. The wind was blowing the foam right off the tops of the waves. It was worth braving the elements for the photos. This painting is done from one of my photos on Uart paper with a watercolor underpainting.