edge...

...as in 'water's edge,' not 'edge of reason.' This one, at 36" x 36", is slightly smaller than the first three. I decided to take a couple of photos of this process as well, though it must be getting pretty old by now.

The first image shows the underpainting, the stencilled images (sand dollars, seashells and kayaks), the stamped images (the wave blocks on the lefthand side) and the conte outlines for the images that still need to be painted by hand.

The water gun on the sofa is not part of the imagery.

In the second photo I have painted in all the conte-ed images, added patterning (small waves and spirals) and started the background (around the kayaks).

The water gun has been sent on a dangerous mission.
This may look finished, but I have yet to make a few minor changes, specifically in the coloured panels around the kayaks. Strangely enough, this series is getting harder and harder to paint. There's something about a new idea that can make the work just fly off the paintbrush, but I found the process far more laborious in the last two, repainting areas more often than I'm comfortable with and fretting over anything even slightly frettable.

The water gun has, by this time, gone to that great artillery store in the sky, having been bested in a tough fight, and abandoned to the back patio.