Abstract Paintings of Water - A Progression in Three Parts

Deep Sea Gazing, 24x30, acrylic on canvas

Here are three abstract paintings of water I want to show you because there is a progression here I thought was interesting.  In each piece the paint is applied in a very similar fashion and they are of a similar composition.  

Deep Sea Gazing was the first, and was a truly inspired piece.

Sunset Ocean, 12x24 inches, acrylic on canvas

Using what I learned from painting Deep Sea Gazing, came Ocean Sunset, a little more daring with the orange in the sunset and a little less of the deep water effect.  I loved it so much I continued my painting journey with Pond.

Pond, 24x24 inches, acrylic on canvas

Here I took what I learned from the first two paintings and applied it to this piece.  Feeling bold, I used much darker, denser colours in the water to suggest something actually on the water, lily pads, which are now creating shadows in the water I achieved by using my deep water effect.   

Not wanting all of my paintings to look too similar, I changed the sunset to something lighter, a bit of yellow instead of deep orange, with some land in the distance, making this a pond and not an ocean.

All three of these paintings have now been sold.  To see available paintings,
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