Beached

These are Cape Breton beach stones. I liked the warm stones against the cooler sand and the rivulets left by the receding waves.

Oil on panel, $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
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Here are the steps along the way. 
I laid in some background grays.

Wiped some of them out with a paper towel dipped in turp

Worked a bit on the shadows and rivulets

Began working the stones one at a time

Here are a couple of details