Original artwork description:

“The Crystal Beach” is an acrylic on canvas painting 89cmsHx89cmsWx4.5cmsD. It is stretched on a custom made deep frame wooden stretcher with steel corner braces. (Please see photographs). The canvas is exhibition quality.
The painting is inspired by a series of photographs taken in Summer 2021 from the dunes at Birkdale Beach, Southport, North West U.K. The initial stages of the work began with drawings and colour studies which in turn evolved into a stylised interpretation of light and colour. Although the focus of the painting relates to the colour and light of a brilliant summer’s day, it can also be seen as a semi-abstract colour composition.
Birkdale beach is just a starting point. I walk this beach every morning and I see the changes each season brings. I love the warmth of the yellows, browns and ochres against the green dune grasses and the blue sky. The painting is more about the saturation of colour in an open space. My paintings are about atmospheres. I hope the paintings convey an expression that is a declaration of a personal physiognomy. The name ‘The Crystal Beach’ is derived from the idea that crystals interact with the body's energy field, creating balance and alignment. Many people use crystals for stress and focus, while others believe that crystals have the power to heal physical ailments and illnesses. I just like being in open, unpopulated places.
I build my paintings in layers of thin, transparent washes of colour combined with and overworked with impasto applications. I use brushes, knives and cloths. I let the paint take its own course. I like the process of painting, so I purposefully leave in the traces of its behaviour such as the marks of knife and brush and the stream and trickle of diluted pigment. I respect and work with the nature of paint. I am continually inspired by modernists and colourists Barbara Rae, Howard Hodgkin, John Hoyland and Mark Rothko. I look to the Impressionists to enjoy their visual responses to light and colour.
The painting is shipped in a robust custom made cardboard crate (same as those used to transport large screens). The painting is bubble wrapped to protect the canvas. Further wrapping is made with corrugated card. A wooden frame is placed inside the cardboard crate to preserve the structural strength of the packaging. Each painting is insured to its sale value. Shipping costs within the U.K. take into consideration weight and insurance. U.K. shipping costs for this artwork are £75

Materials used:

Acrylic on canvas

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