Beach Wave IX, 15x30 Unframed original acrylic painting on1.5” gallery wrapped linen by contemporary realistic artist Cheri Clearwater. A powerful piece of artwork shows a single wave crashing onto the shore. The whitewater and all its directions of movement, form, and shapes convey the feeling of the spray in the wind and the pounding of the surf. Delicate values change, and hard and soft edges translate the movement. A dark rising wave in the background of Prussian blues and deep dark viridian contrast and focus on the light of the main waves delicate blues, violets, greens, and turquoise mixing in the tumble. A powerful testament to the beauty of ocean waves and the intricacy of painting water.