Here are my two paintings, the top one in watercolor and the bottom one done in oil paint, that I call Homage to Homer, Winslow Homer of course. He used to go to Florida and Bermuda to paint subjects. This is an actual scene of a man swimming in the Atlantic. I took his picture and thought it would make a great painting. I took out his left hand in the final piece because it looked like he was drowning. Or waving at the passing sailing ship. Notice that the water color is pale, and the oil is rich and dark. The media differ in their value - or that is my excuse. Homer was able to get rich colors in his water color paintings. And Turner made 'high key' oils.
