Sandbar

This acrylic painting captures the top-down view of a beach divided by a golden strip of sand and surrounded by calm, layered waves. What makes this piece stand out is its texture. I used acrylic texturing medium to build depth in the water and sand, creating a surface you can almost feel. The ripples of the waves and the soft rise of the shore give the painting a tactile realism that changes subtly with the light.

The scene itself is simple—a few boats, beach chairs, and umbrellas—but the goal was to make viewers feel the rhythm of the coast rather than just see it. Each element, from the foam of the waves to the sunlit sand, carries the sense of stillness that comes from looking at something both vast and familiar.