Artists mentioned in program: Childe Hassam (woman sitting on rock cliffs), Frederick Waugh, Clyde Aspeveig, Wilslow Homer. For more master ocean art see video 3 (Concepts).
Art Process
Start with knowing the value groupings for your project. The 'right color' is always relative to the value and probably more neutral (grayer) than you might think.
I often start with the sky first for large art as described in the prior video (5). I do as much wet-in-wet painting as possible, first with thinned washes, then with full paint.
Foster the 'human' aspect in your art (simple value groups help the human eye 'read' a scene quickly), protect your masses and don't break the big shapes up with little dabs (singularities will trigger the human eye to hyper-focus on the single tiny dot). Keep sand soft. See into the shadows. Let art rest so you can see with fresh eyes. All of this is working with how our brain and eyes see an artwork vs. a literal copy of details.
Things to work on...
-Problems as you go larger from studies (color gain, extra large shapes, unresolved texture such as frothy waves)
-What to work on first in beach scenes (sky usually)
-Finding the 'right' color (this is always relative, see the shadow discussion and the umbrellas)
-Art tools of design and application: massing, warm/cool color shifts (maintain value), smooth gradients, variety of shape, edges.