wave in the west
oil on canvas, 64ins x 28ins, 1620mm x
710mm
| As a child in Wolverhampton the sea was in the
West, through the Welsh mountains. It felt a long way away, a place
visited on holidays and in dreams. Arriving on the Welsh coast
after that journey the sea is both an end and a beginning. I still
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on the beach : In
autumn 2009 I stayed in a caravan near Tanybwlch beach, a steep
stony beach in central Wales. South Westerly storm winds and a high
tide lifted the waves above eye level.
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two outdoor studies:
the top panel above shows colours of the wave seen against the grey
sky, the panel below has colours seen against the much brighter
surf.
This means the bottom of the wave is seen with eyes adjusted to
a brighter light than when seeing the top of the wave.
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