Mediterranean Seaside Oil Painting Size:24"x16" a dark ridge rises steeply

a dark ridge rises steeply

The painterly texture and the warm glow breaking through the cold morning air give the whole landscape a hushed

colour used not to describe but to feel

mouth open and teeth bared

sunlit blur of more sunflowers melts into the background

Mediterranean Seaside Oil Painting Size:24"x16" a dark ridge rises steeplyA crescent of pale sand sweeps through this seaside view, met by ribbons of turquoise surf that fade to deep blue toward the horizon. A rocky headland tufted with wind shaped pines closes the far end of the bay, while silvery dune grasses and white wildflowers crowd a sandy path in the foreground. The sky above is a clean, cloudless blue, and the light feels high and clear, as though caught at the peak of the day. Soft, layered strokes lend the