'Cretan Rockpool'
20" x 16" acrylic impasto on canvas. July 2005.
From a photograph I took on honeymoon in Crete.  I liked the contrast between the warm and cool colours, and between the still and moving water.

I first created an impasto by applying a heavy structure gel with a palette knife, then painted in a more detailed style over the top using bristle and sable brushes. 
The resulting painting is therefore not only detailed, but also very richlytextured - the paint protrudes out of the canvas.