Happiness is jumping the waves

Inspired by John Hammond's book on impressionist acrylic painting, I decided to paint children jumping waves at the beach. An joyous past time : I've indulged with my own child in the past. Of course she is now a fabby doo swimmer who freestyles past old mum and is now more likely to dive into the waves than to jump them.


Tim says I've to apply paint on the figures using a palette knife. I'm saying what? How? This technique definitely blends colous on the canvas. I now realise that this is how Nicholas Harding does his paintings. The strokes are more three dimensional and it's a great way to paint. I shall be doing more palette knife painting from now on.