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Pat, you have done an excellent job! I would not fret to much about the sinking in. What I would do, just before you give it to your clients, is I would take some linseed oil and go over the shadow with it ever so lightly. Another thing which should be done but a few months from now, when the painting is good and dried, is to have the painting varnished.
The horizon line. Mix up the two color/value of the water and ski. Using the water color/value make another lighter value. Stretch a string along your canvas where the horizon is to be. Use a red string in order to see it well and make sure it is perfectly horizontal. From a point, somewhere where the first wave is, do a gradation towards the horizon line. Your horizon line in reality, at such a distance is real close to the ski value. Besides, you wish to only give a hint of horizon and not give any indication for the eye to ponder to much on the horizon. The action is with the figures.
Also, Allan has given you a good suggestion but maybe you did not notice, some violets in the reflection even in the shadow of the figures. You can introduce this color even at this stage by oiling in the area you wish to paint, if it is dry, and mix the same value of the area you wish to paint but using reddish violet thinned down with dammar and linseed. This will produce somewhat of a glaze solution. Or, if you are not sure how to do this do a one brush stroke test in one spot.
Still, you could say its done and sign it which would be ok but I would fix the horizon regardless.
I am sure your clients will be pleased with this one. GOOD FOR YOU!
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