Finished painting; I've worked up the foaming wave crests and then finished off with the albatross. Having completed the painting I was unhappy with the lower wing of the bird so put the painting aside for a week. Today I came back to it and altered the wing shape and angle very slightly and I think it is alright now, although one is never really sure...
When the painting is varnished in a few months time the darker areas of the sea will become richer and will blend more easily with the rest of the sea.