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Capturing the Essence of the Ocean: Paintru’s Seascapes
The ocean has long been a source of inspiration for artists, from the crashing waves against the shore to the infinite horizon. Its immensity, ever-changing moods, and natural beauty have fascinated painters for generations, inspiring them to create some of the most renowned works of art. Our artists at Paintru carry on this tradition by creating custom paintings that beautifully depict the beauty of the ocean. In this blog post, we’ll discuss why the ocean is such a popular subject for artists and how our artists create stunning seascapes that capture the essence of the ocean.
The Beauty of the Ocean as a Subject for Art
The ocean is a subject that has fascinated artists for millennia. Its vastness, power, and beauty have inspired numerous works of art, from traditional seascapes to modern abstract paintings. One of the reasons why the water is such a popular subject for painters is its ever-changing nature. The ocean is never the same from one minute to the next, and its constant movement and change make it an eternally fascinating subject to paint. Whether it’s the way the light dances on the water’s surface or the movement of the waves, there is always something new to capture in a painting.
The ocean’s capacity to evoke a variety of emotions is another factor contributing to its popularity as a subject for artists. The ocean can be tranquil and serene, with gentle waves lapping at the shore. It can also be strong and ferocious, with waves pounding against cliffs and rocks. The ocean may provoke feelings of peace, amazement, and even dread, making it a subject that can be explored in a variety of ways.
Creating a Seascape Painting
It’s hard to capture the spirit of the ocean in a painting. It calls for both skill and in-depth knowledge of the subject. At Paintru, our artists are experts at creating stunning custom hand-painted seascapes that capture the beauty and power of the ocean.
The correct materials must be chosen before beginning to paint a seascape. At Paintru, our artists utilize high-grade paints, canvases, and brushes to ensure that every painting is of the highest quality. They also use a number of techniques to create texture and depth, including as layering paint, utilizing varied brush strokes, and adding details with a palette knife.
The composition of the painting is selected when the materials have been decided. A seascape painting’s composition is very important since it determines the piece’s mood and tone. In order to produce a composition that is both aesthetically beautiful and emotionally compelling, our artists carefully analyze the positioning of the horizon line, the position of the waves, and the overall balance of the painting.
When the composition is complete, our artists start painting. They begin with the background and paint the sky and water in bold strokes of color. Then, using a variety of techniques to produce texture and movement, they add more detail to the waves. The last touches, such as highlights on the water and reflections on the sand, are then added.
The result is a stunning seascape painting that captures the beauty and power of the ocean. Each painting is unique, with its own personality and mood, making it a truly one-of-a-kind piece of art.
From Sea to Canvas
Our ocean-inspired paintings at Paintru include a range of breathtaking seascapes that perfectly reflect the spirit of the ocean. Each painting is a masterpiece in and of itself, whether it depicts peaceful beach views or stunning ocean views.
The painting of the two turtles swimming in the ocean seen above is one of our most notable works. This painting portrays a serene scene with the turtles swimming near the ocean floor and the sun beaming on them. It’s peaceful and serene because of how brilliantly the sun’s vivid colors contrast with the water’s cold blues. The waves of the water are softly scene on the top of the water and sand. It’s a painting that depicts the beauty of a new day and the promise of unlimited possibilities.
Another striking piece is the above watercolor painting. The water is well captured in this artwork throughout the day. Water is released into the air as a result of the waves breaking against the cliffs and rocks. A blue sky may be seen peeking through the clouds in the sky, which is slightly grayish. It’s a painting that generates a sense of power and awe, reminding us of the strength of nature.
In addition to these pieces, our custom seascapes paintings offers a selection of others, each with its own unique style and mood. Whether you’re looking for a peaceful beach landscape or a dramatic ocean view, there’s a seascape painting that calls to you.
Why Choose Paintru?
At Paintru, we’re passionate about creating beautiful, high-quality art that captures the essence of the world around us. These paintings are just a small sampling of the incredible work that our artists produce. What distinguishes Paintru from other art retailers, though?
Our dedication to quality is one of the main features that sets us apart Paintru. We work with talented artists who are enthusiastic about their work and only the best materials. Each painting is carefully created with attention to detail, resulting in a piece of art that you will be happy to display in your home or office.
Our dedication to customer service is another feature that distinguishes Paintru. We believe that buying art should be a positive and enjoyable experience, which is why we provide a 100% satisfaction guarantee. We will work with you to correct any issues when you’re not completely pleased with your painting.
Finally, we’re committed to making art accessible to everyone. That’s why we offer a range of paintings at various pricing points to accommodate all price ranges. Also, we have a payment plan option that enables you to stretch out the price of your painting over a number of months.
At Paintru, we believe art has the capacity to enhance our lives and connect us to the world around us. Our custom seascape paintings are a monument to the majesty and power of the ocean, and to the ability and genius of our artists. Our seascapes are certain to fascinate and inspire you, whether you adore the beach or simply admire the natural beauty of the earth. Get started on your custom seascape painting today and bring the beauty of the ocean into your home or office!
Capturing the essence of water on canvas
Richard’s paintings reveal layers of thick, iridescent ink poured over watercolor that soaks the canvas. The former architect uses straight edges (blueprint tools that predate computer software) to create faint lines that mimic latitudinal and longitudinal markers. (Photo by Kelly Jones)
“You make one pour, and that drives the whole painting,” Naples Art District artist Richard Diedrich says, gesturing toward one of his paintings laying on a table. His careful manipulation of poured paint mimics the flow of water and how it coalesces. Richard’s highly abstracted paintings are ephemeral and often moody in color. Their translucent veils are interspersed with rivulets of texture—a far cry from the tight renderings Richard Diedrich created during his previous career as a lauded Atlanta architect and instructor at Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
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Richard Diedrich started painting as a graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. “The architecture school is within the school of fine arts,” he says. “So, we had five years of art with studying architecture. We had a watercolor professor just for the architects. I’d render all my projects in my career in watercolor.” After 34 years in th e field, he sold his architecture firm in 2002 and returned to painting, focusing on the landscape surrounding his home on North Georgia’s Lake Burton. “I really liked the idea of what happened on the edge of the water,” he says. “You had this architectural necklace of the cottages and boathouses where the water meets the land.”
At first, he used watercolor to depict the lake and shoreline realistically. The more he painted, the more he removed visual details, like buildings and the surrounding mountains, until only water remained. He called the series Man on the Edge, speaking to humanity’s tendency to settle where the water meets the land. “If you’ve seen satellite photographs of the Earth at night, they dramatically show civilization along the edges of continents,” he says. “I’ve always loved those photographs because it makes that propensity so imminent.”
Richard Diedrich lays his canvases flat and fluidly disperses paint across the surface to mimic water washing over land. Similar to how he’d adjust the pitch of a roof on a building, he gently tilts the primed canvas so the watercolors and water-based inks stream and ripple, often creating minuscule bodies of water all their own. He’ll then spray the canvas with water or blow across the wet paint, moving the pigments like wind shifting the tides. The finished paintings appear veil-like and pristine, while the edges reveal layers of thick, iridescent ink over watercolor, each vibrant drip soaking the canvas.
Richard moved to Naples in 2015, after visiting for architectural projects over the years, including designing clubhouses at The Club at Mediterra and Grey Oaks Country Club. He found himself captivated by the surrounding waterways. “It goes back to water being a source of travel,” he says. “Before the Tamiami Trail, the only way you could get to Naples was on the water.” To showcase his love for the region, Richard published his fifth book this year, Painting Naples Architecture, which documents significant historic, midcentury and contemporary homes in his dreamy realist watercolor style. The artist is represented locally at Joel Shapses Studio and recently worked with interior designer Judith Liegeois to create works on a larger scale—stretching as tall and wide as 6 feet—for her Naples gallery and showrooms.
Richard’s fascinated by the movement and effects of water on land, at sea and in the skies. His diptych Nature Benign, Nature Unleashed captures two extremes in Southwest Florida. In Nature Benign, washes of paint depict a calm horizon pierced by radiant sunlight—its palette pastoral and Bahamian. On the other hand, Nature Unleashed is dominated by a hulking, surging silver mass that recalls the region’s summer thunderheads. The physical action undertaken in each painting—the thinness of the pours and subtle tilting of the canvas in Benign versus the thickness of the paint and more aggressive manipulation of its movement in Unleashed—effectively contrasts the waterscapes’ stillness and voracity.
Richard’s paintings range in perspective. In some, viewers could be lying at the bottom of a lake, looking up at its murky surface, while others recall the pulled-back views of aerial maps. The former architect uses straight edges (tools used to draw blueprints in the days predating computer software) to create faint lines running through his pours. “They signify latitude, longitude and that man had to navigate the water,” he says. The viewer could alternatively be looking out toward a horizon, distant and bright enough to distill the water and its adjoining land into chromatic, textural strips. It’s this last point of view that Richard considers most crucial. “The medium is the message,” he says. “It’s really true in my case.”
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Passion can be fickle. Some wait years to discover the passion that drives their work, others may never find it. For the young Maureen Riggs, her early life in Tanzania sparked a passion for Nature, and coupled with an unerring desire to paint, launched a decades-long career which has enabled her to celebrate some of the most iconic creatures of our oceans.
The young Maureen (known to all as “Mo”), moved from Tanzania to Australia, and in her early teens fell in love with the ocean off Noosa Heads diving and snorkelling whenever she could.
A love for Scuba-diving culminated in establishing her deckhand/catering career on a live aboard dive boat based in Townsville, where she began to merge her passion for painting with her affinity for the ocean. Mo has since explored the underwater realm across the South Pacific, into South-East Asia and South Africa. She lived for a decade on Kadavu Island in a traditional Fijian bure managing an off the beaten track scuba dive resort adjacent to the Great Astrolabe Reef.
Maureen has exhibited in countless group art shows, held 5 solo exhibitions, held two artist in residencies, often donates artworks to various organisations and currently facilitates creative traditional paint art workshops for all ages.
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She is an accomplished artisan despite resistance from the Art Establishment because she did “not earn herself a proper art degree”. Perhaps this lack of formal education as an artist has allowed her to craft her unique style.
When Mo paints the wildlife and vegetation of the world above the water, there is a lushness and depth to the piece which illuminates the life of the subject. Mo’s art celebrates the vitality and beauty only found in nature, evoking awareness of the unique flora and fauna portrayed.
The diversity of techniques she applies enables her to catch the dynamic movement of underwater species, textures in coral formations. Mo shows a unique understanding of how deep water presents itself to the human eye, giving the viewer that perception, even if they have never dived into those crystal, yet deep, ocean waters. Her tropical reef works depict coral in an Impressionistic style, showing them as they do in reality, while ensuring an accurate representation of the actual ecological make-up of each reef system, is an important factor to consider.
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Mo’s studio space, a cluttered, homely, and comfortable area, is filled with unfinished pieces, scuba tanks, easels, underwater cameras and a sense of peace, all metaphors for her art. The passion which fuelled the young Mo Riggs continues in the mature artist, but with a clarity and vision which gives the artist a clear direction; to celebrate and preserve our world.
“Without healthy oceans there will be no life on Earth. In my mind it seems that Governments around the Globe are doing little to ensure their grandchildren and ours are left with the abundance of resources Nature is capable of providing humanity for eternity.”
“Transcribing my passion of the worlds richest realm in creating ocean art in my very own impressionistic style I am able to share the fascinating life forms of marine habitats.
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