California Surf wildlife ephemeral butterflies hovering in the

ephemeral butterflies hovering in the light

The painting reflects the vitality of the garden in the bright

oil on canvas

Sweet Wild Briar

An expressionist sky of dripped and thrown paint sits next to vibrant red flowers created with thick palette knife strokes of blended oil paint

California Surf wildlife ephemeral butterflies hovering in theNOW SOLD California Surf is a large painting measuring 106 x 136 x 3 cm. Waves roll in, deep green and blue. The lull of the waters rhythm feels hypnotic. I watch a solitary surfer riding the waves. A liquid playground. In California Surf I wanted to capture the solitary nature of the surfer in the water, the vastness of the sea behind him. For this reason I used a large canvas and kept the subject small to exaggerate the scope of the surrounding