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This painting captures the evening light over the sea at Baleal, a beautiful stretch of coast north of Lisbon. Known for its rugged charm and lively surf, Baleal transforms completely after a storm. On the day that inspired this work, a powerful afternoon storm had just passed, leaving the horizon washed clean and the sea glowing under the late sun.
As the clouds began to part, the light broke through in soft, golden tones that shimmered across the water’s surface - that calm, luminous moment that comes only after the chaos of weather. I took a photograph then, hoping to preserve the mood of that evening: the shifting reflections, the deep blues and silvers of the waves, and the stillness that followed the storm.
Back in the UK, I used that photo as the basis for this painting, working to recreate the memory of that sea - not just how it looked, but how it felt: vast, alive, and quietly peaceful.
This piece is an expression of human connection to the ocean and of how light, weather, and memory can transform a simple seascape into something deeply personal.
This painting captures the evening light over the sea at Baleal, a beautiful stretch of coast north of Lisbon. Known for its rugged charm and lively surf, Baleal transforms completely after a storm. On the day that inspired this work, a powerful afternoon storm had just passed, leaving the horizon washed clean and the sea glowing under the late sun.
As the clouds began to part, the light broke through in soft, golden tones that shimmered across the water’s surface - that calm, luminous moment that comes only after the chaos of weather. I took a photograph then, hoping to preserve the mood of that evening: the shifting reflections, the deep blues and silvers of the waves, and the stillness that followed the storm.
Back in the UK, I used that photo as the basis for this painting, working to recreate the memory of that sea - not just how it looked, but how it felt: vast, alive, and quietly peaceful.
This piece is an expression of human connection to the ocean and of how light, weather, and memory can transform a simple seascape into something deeply personal.
