Reflections on Water - Sun Setting over the Sea

Sun Setting over the Sea,
Acrylic on wrapped canvas
on wood stretcher bars,
20.4 by 25.5 by 1.9 cm, 8 by 10 by 0.75 inches,

I liked the reflections of the setting sun on the water. I also wanted one sail boat to be a silhouette in front of the sun. This was a difficult painting because the reflection on the water had to be a near mirror image of the sun and sky. Despite this, I had to make the horizon line of the sky separate from the water. I added a minor white glaze over the water in the background and a violet color to the horizon line of the sky.