Painting a large atmospheric seascape in oils

This painting tutorial shows the process of creating a large atmospheric oil painting.
Here I offer an insight into my technique and share the painting tips I learned over the years, like painting the glitter with a palette knife or flicking the brush to create the splashing effect.
Hope you will find it useful or at least entertaining.
The original seascape painting "Vision" measures 48x48 inches and is available for sale on EvaVolfSeascapes.etsy.com
I used only four oil colors to create this tender purple seascape:
titanium white, ultramarine blue, burnt umber and alizarin crimson (any red will do). I chose purple as a dominant color, brown as complementary and white as an accent.
I also used Liquin Original as a medium, but any oil or mineral spirits will do.
This painting took me 2 sessions x 4 hours and I let it dry completely for a week in between them.
I used a reference photo from a hazy morning in the Outer Banks, North Carolina.
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Soundtrack: Shimmering Waves by the Euclidean Stairway.
Thank you very much for watching! Hope you enjoy it!
Your support and encouragement are much appreciated!

[@richardlemasters9684]

Eva you have a GREAT TALENT!!! Thank You for SHARING!!!

[@EvaVolf]

Richard LeMasters thanks for watching Rich, glad you like it 😀

[@carolwhelan5717]

Fantastic teacher showing the colours you use etc.. thats the way we like tutorials Thank you very much❤❤❤❤

[@EvaVolf]

My pleasure 😊

[@novecentovolts]

Sei una artista impagabile. Grazie mille per i tuoi tutorial che sono un segno di perfezione mentale. Grazie davvero tanto ❤

[@jackdaniel3203]

Love your work thank you so much for outlining your Methodology.

[@syazanaafrinasohaimy6099]

Wowwww 😲 mind blown

[@Jakedoos]

Awesome, love Your paintings, they’re so beautiful.

[@EvaVolf]

Thank you Jake!

[@golgeadam9065]

Good beatifil 👌👌💚

[@janefordham1783]

Sooooo beautiful Eva .

[@fotoalive]

Sublime! A pure moment of ecstacy! Thank you so much for sharing you heavenly gifted talent!

[@Tessa1260]

wonderful and very good! you are an inspiration

[@ernestinatognetto2956]

Fantastica......👏👏👏👏

[@EvaVolf]

Ernestina Tognetto thanks Ernestina

[@KathyBrooksArt]

Thank you Eva, you have inspired me to start back painting again. Many thanks!

[@conniekrout6548]

Beautiful tribute to ocean

[@stuartwilson8706]

Truely wonderful. A masterclass in marine painting, you understand your subject so well.

[@jefnmaz]

So much respect for your art and style. Really enjoyed this vid and hope you post more just like it where you share the type of colours used and techniques. Thank you

[@mariewilliams7711]

Oh my goodness I was totally mesmerized by your painting and the music...it was magical. Thank you for sharing I feel I learned a lot!!!

[@EvaVolf]

marie williams thanks for watching Marie, I’m happy you enjoyed it!

[@randysmith1723]

EXCELLENT! I really appreciate the time you took to show the mixing and preparation. Your paintings are always great, and your video production is very well done. I did get tickled when you had your super fast beach visit waiting for the first part to dry! Keep up the great work!

[@EvaVolf]

Thank you Randy 😀💙🌊

[@kerrifiedler8799]

I really enjoy your seascapes. I am learning a great deal. Thank you for sharing.

[@trentriver]

Thanks - very enjoyable and peaceful to watch ... and you ended up with a lovely painting.

[@davemalt2451]

That’s delightful Eva. I think the simple composition helps to make it so. It’s great to watch an artist of your calibre at work. Hope you don’t mind if I do my rendition with acrylics, I’m dying to try it. Thanks for a great demo, enjoyed every minute. 😎🇦🇺🦘.

[@EvaVolf]

Hi Dave, thanks for your feedback. Glad to inspire! Go for it!

[@JoseFernandez-bn4zh]

Espectacular como siempre, muchísimas gracias

[@paintingsbysunsohovich2756]

Beautiful painting Eva. Admire your painting. You have a calming and relaxing feeling that wants me to keep watching.. Love your colors as well. 🌊

[@wujianart3727]

Wow! Your paintings are amazing I So beautiful 😍 👍👍👍 谢谢你的分享！👍👍👍😁😁😁💖💖💖

[@EvaVolf]

WUJIAN ART thanks very much

[@drawingclasswithkalyan394]

Wounderful seascape,so impressive creation

[@EvaVolf]

Drawing class with kalyan thanks Kalyan

[@sheslop888]

Love your videos. Love the subject matter, and the energy, seeing your work from start to finish, the length, and the instruction of your method. The short intermission at your local beach (20:25ish): how beautiful the light and the small ripples on the water. Thank you.

[@sofiaceleste6299]

Eva, que bellas son las pinturas que usted hace, Dios la bendiga por ése talento,

[@katerinadraw8946]

Great video!👍 wonderful channel! Respect and respect to the author for such a high-quality video!

[@АлександрНикитин-ь7ъ]

Thanks for video. It 's just Great, the greatness of the atmosphere, mountains and clouds, creates an atmosphere of flight.

[@EvaVolf]

Warm thanks Alex, I really liked how it turned out, too

[@elanamarino2624]

There's no mountains in the painting?? Lol

[@normrichard7377]

Beautiful!

[@EvaVolf]

Norm Richard thanks Norm

[@АллаАлибекова]

Beautiful!!!!!!

[@joseluiscolalillo9546]

Very nice Eva!! Thanks for your talent and you are an excellent teacher. I paint mountains but I want to learn seascapes.

[@jaswomen172]

Mon dieu qu'elle merveille !! 😯 Pour la couleur Terre de sienne est ce que c'est la terre de sienne brulée ou naturelle SVP ?

[@EvaVolf]

I used Burnt Sienna

[@jaswomen172]

@@EvaVolfMerci pour votre retour ❤

[@themadtatter4055]

Much love and respect ty Eva...

[@EvaVolf]

Hugs

[@themadtatter4055]

Eva Volf 😍

[@paolopapacciuoli2991]

sei bravissima , complimenti

[@ikhtabar]

Excellent work. Thanks for sharing.

[@patrickblom6673]

Ready and waiting! 😀🍻👍💁‍♀️

[@EvaVolf]

Thanks Pat, enjoy your weekend!

[@patrickblom6673]

@@EvaVolf Thank you for the the great painting and have a nice weekend too, also for your family and stay save..

[@luzmarinagarzonvelasquez9042]

Excellent. Thanks

[@arisalmuhajir]

Saya kagum dengan lukisannya 👍

[@Babs9285]

Thank you! Beautiful!! Love your paintings so much!!!

[@justin_1969]

Just starting out with oils... its kinda funny, cus when I think of oil paintings I think of what you are producing , which looks great... I will probably knock out a few and them venture down another path, but your video has really helped me loads, thanks for posting. I have used oils with spray paint! and graphite with pens and chalks! water colors and pens ... one day it would be nice to combine the lot! it will happen. i Just need more time with oils to understand them, thanks again.

[@Twist-and-Turn]

Wonderful!

[@scr5051]

Tus pinturas me.inspiraron gracias

[@brennerfineart]

That`s a very nice painting :-) Thanks :-)

[@MadeArteHM]

Excellent work, great artist 👏👏

[@giovanniprosperi1201]

Eva sei brava e bella.

[@sabiha-n1t]

Can't wait..

[@yasserchill1940]

I am new to this channel, glad to find this beauty!

[@sherryannsnyder]

thank you so much

[@fartunm9766]

This is so beautiful 🔥 I wanna try❤ thanks eva

[@ОльгаКовылина-у7щ]

Роскошно!!!

[@jaimehernandelgadoquintero4539]

Admiro tu trabajo te escribo desde Bogotá Colombia

[@yuriart8153]

I just found this channel. I love it 💙

[@EvaVolf]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@shrutivaishnav4236]

Thankyou so much Eva for the detailed video. This is the one of the best tutorial i find in youtube. I have subscribed you so that will get more to learn. One more thing i noticed wherever you are stroking the brush it was not so edgy as mine but was soft without even buffing.. i use acrylics never tried oil ..is the paint makes the difference. Plz do reply.

[@EvaVolf]

You’re welcome. Yes, I think the difference is in medium you use: oils are much easier to blends than acrylics, give them a try! I love using filbert brushes Aspen Series from Princeton brush, they also help create these soft edges

[@simaabedini3617]

Waiting ✋🏼😊👌👏

[@petral.4756]

So wundervoll. Vielen lieben Dank

[@gabrieladominguezmorales5283]

Me gustaría ver cómo pinta un mar en calma sin olas i gondos mui claritos gracias

[@richardlemasters9684]

If you ever decide to do a DVD or a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD I'm all in!!!

[@hinakhabalooch]

Hi..beautiful as usual I want to ask, You do wet on wet or wait for drying... ??

[@johnbreslin01]

I will say when I first came across your videos (a while ago) & although I greatly admire your work the time-lapse videos frustrated me as I wanted to know exactly how you produced them. NOW it's more slower and you explain in better detail and I'm picking up some good tips. I look forward to when you will do a voice-over on your painting videos to explain in greater detail your method. Maybe try it lol. I've subscribed and have notifications turned on as I'll look forward to seeing more of these fantastic paintings :)

[@EvaVolf]

John Breslin will do, thanks John. Need to buy me a microphone.

[@olgakurbanova9030]

Thank you very much, a lot of useful information. Have you used any kind of medium in the 2nd session?

[@EvaVolf]

Olga Kurbanova yes, a little Liquin Original again

[@carlosvagner5721]

🇧🇷🎵 Gracias ⚜️🖌️🇺🇸

[@abc9abc968]

Hallo Eva,can l asking about kind of colour you using is it oil colour or cleric colour my dear thanks.

[@EvaVolf]

Oil

[@tomacosta2033]

Beautiful painting , Beautiful Artist! Do you sell your work, Eva? If so, what do you get for this one in oil? Also, this scene in 18 X 24 in oil? Thanks. Tom

[@EvaVolf]

Tom Acosta Hi Tom, you can see all available paintings of mine in my Etsy shop EvaVolfSeascapes.etsy.com

[@kienz3681]

Wawwwww

[@Роза-ы1с]

Ева,уважаемая,скажите вы холст смачиваете перед работой маслом или растворителем или ничем? Благодарю.

[@EvaVolf]

No, I don’t

[@robertkill9886]

♡♡♡

[@garythornton4523]

Very beautiful. I would only suggest some closer camera angles and real time video. 👍

[@EvaVolf]

Thanks Gary

[@patriciarazafimanantsoa3894]

Thank you très jolie. Dommage je ne parle pas Anglais pour les explications .

[@lucianogarciagurrea402]

Allí estaré

[@joserobertosousa8773]

Queria pinturas em preto e branco.

[@YolandeKnoerr]

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