Just off the easel (again)

I rarely ever return to a painting after I have signed it but I just wasn’t happy with this one. The foreshore in particular was out of kilter with the rest of the piece and the clouds on the horizon were too dramatic. I have reworked the whole painting, working on the horizon, the sea and the sand and I am much happier with the result. The foreshore in particular is less fussy and more in keeping with the calm of the sea. I have also simplified the sea by using brush strokes as opposed to a palette knife and toned down the clouds on the horizon. My struggles are shown below for comparison.