Beach Wave XII, 24x18 Original acrylic on canvas by contemporary realistic artist Cheri Clearwater. Framed in a dark gray floating frame, total dimensions are 25 x 19". It is 6:36 on a windy May morning after a storm on Juno Beach, Florida. The sun is starting its accent and popping light onto the bottom and lining the top of clouds. The waves crashing toward shore are dark with viridian and Prussian blue. The light has a creamy tinge with an orange tint from the sun. The colors are subdued, a cool green in the distance, far from the warm sun. The warmth of yellow, orange, pink, purple, and red hitting the clouds just a touch It hasn’t come up enough to light up the whole sky. Tremendous action and movement in the forward tumbling waters give way to an upward explosion of water saying, "Here I am! And in a blink, it is gone. This painting captures a moment in time that happened only once.