Seashore and Salt Breezes, 2024

In this expressive seaside cove scene, the textures of rocks are created with sand mixed into the paint and worked impasto. The scene evokes a mood of serenity whilst mingling impressionism with semi-abstraction. The viewer is invited into a space of calm introspection, where land meets water in a delicate interplay of reflection and light. This peaceful, contemplative painting will infuse any space with its soothing energy.

An original artwork, one-of-a-kind, this painting has been created with high-quality acrylic paints and sand on a deep-edged canvas. I begin with observation of the place, making notes and taking photographs to work from in the studio. From these beginnings, I work intuitively, painting some base layers with a brush and then impasto techniques, layer on layer, applied with a palette knife, harnessing optical mixing techniques employed by the impressionists and some of the methods of the old masters, such as scumbling and glazing. I continue working until the painting reaches a natural conclusion. The result is a contemporary painting, which lies somewhere between abstraction and realism. The painting continues round the sides. It is signed on the back, a frame is not needed and it is ready to hang.