Water Park

"Water Park"

36" x 48" oil on panel

I love painting images of water during the summer 

months.It was fun to sling the paint around and create 

the look of splashing water!

Here are some of the images I considered before 

deciding on my final composition.

When considering these images I decided to eliminate the 

background information. Instead of going with the tube on a 

white waterslide I put my subjects in a swimming pool. 

The moving water and the splashes were more colorful 

and better portrayed the movement in the scene. I increased 

the contrast between the kids and the background 

by making the sky (actually a waterfall) lighter. 

This is the image I decided to paint: