Mark’s fave recipe number 002........a glorious, luminous wave!

Waves - what can I say. For me they are incredibly mesmerising. I can literally get lost on a beach for hours j us t wa tch i n g t h e collision of shapes, colours & movement. I t ’ s i n t o x i c a t i n g . Cloudy, or bright, there i s s om e t h i n g v e r y powerful about the movement of water.

....back of wave

Base colour of wave :

White + Pthalo Blue + Cadmium Yellow Light

Flecks of green/gold:

Cadmium Yellow Light, Pthalo Blue + White

Highlights:

White + Ultramarine Blue

....face of wave

Top of face of wave:Pthalo Blue + White

Further down:Pthalo Blue + Cadmium Yellow Light + touch of White

Further:Add more Cadmium Yellow Light & White

....shadow cast by face of wave

Burnt Umber + Pthalo BlueAdd more Pthalo Blue towards the left

....reflection of light

Base colour:Pthalo Blue, Cadmium

Yellow Light + White

Reflection of sky:Ultramarine Blue + White

Darker lines:Burnt Umber + Cadmium Yellow Medium