Kids Commission work - "Sibling Bonds"

In my collector's words: "Love is the most important ingredient in anything we do and it was so evident in your work. Cannot thank you enough . This is going to be one of my most precious possessions now, not only for me and my husband but for my kids as well in years to come"
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"Sibling bonds", Commissioned art, Oil on Linen, 32 inches

For this commission my client wanted a painting of her kids captured in a natural way in an ocean setting. We decided on this particular reference for the painting as we wanted to capture the stance of the little boy looking at the ocean in a mix of both awe and a little apprehension seeing the vastness before him...and his sister calmly being there for him to hold her hand.
It was good challenge since as per the client's request,  I used colours of the sea and sand very different from the original reference but using multiple ocean references from her own pictures.
Kept the waves minimal,  loose and impressionistic to keep the focus on the kids mainly.

It now adorns the wall of her daughter room :)