What color, Galveston?

I'm starting a family painting for a friend. They had a wonderful day in Galveston, TX. If you've romped on that beach, you know that clear water is hard to come by.  Some days, a lot of mud flows in with the waters that spill into the Gulf.  There are also seaweed-y days, and they tell us that it's better for erosion resistance to leave it. 

However, John's family found the beach clean and the water apparently a deep blue.  I'm working from a photo, and, yes, the water looked like this! 

Amen Corner finished

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/amen-corner-beth-waltman.html

The Amen Corner is famous to golfers, I'm told.
"Amen Corner (golf), nickname given to the extremely difficult 11th (White Dogwood), 12th (Golden Bell), and 13th (Azalea) water holes at Augusta National Golf Club"  from Wikipedia
 I can see why purely on an aesthetic basis.  The trees, the light and shadow, two stone bridges that remind one of Monet! Flowers and pines against the grass that is so many shades of green...and the water reflecting everything.

I can only imagine the challenge for golfers!  While beautiful to view, it must be a real dilemma to golf accurately to that small spot where the hole is located.

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This week's painting activities:
Painting with Dr. Mercado-Garza; I'll post her very fine sunset swing picture shortly.

I sold a painting this week on my Fine Art America site. Thank you, kind buyer!

I painted these modest green hills with one clump of flowering trees. 

I'm nearly finished with the "Amen Corner" painting for Paul.  I keep having golf-related questions:
How big is that sand trap?  What height should the flag be?  The far bridge--how small is it in relationship to the bridge in the foreground?

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I'm working on this very large painting of the "Amen Corner"for Paul.  

This has light spring greens and strong daylight.