Seeing double

I did this one twice, the one on the left first.  Not sure that the second one was much better than the first, but it was a learning experience.  Based on a photo I took from a friends place in Florida a few years ago. 

Seascape

I have been working on this off and on for awhile.  It originally was intended for my sister who found it a little too plain for her tastes, so I tried to add some additional interest by trying to pixelate it a little bit.  Once I had the background in place I mixed paint of a similar value and shade and used a small block of wood to apply the paint. Once the paint is dry I may try sanding the surface down since it's very rough at present.