Many artists favor watercolor paint for its dazzling luminescent qualities. Artist Marcos Beccari uses the translucent medium to render tranquil pictures of human figures bathing in rippling pools. He not only captures the movement of the waves but also the mesmerizing way in which water refracts the image of submerged people.

Based in Brazil, Beccari works by day as an adjunct professor at the Federal University of Paraná, and in his spare time, he combines his love of the ocean and art in watercolor paintings. These radiant works typically feature one or more figures immersing themselves in picturesque coves or lagoons.[…]

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