I was asked to create a custom painting for my long time collector’s bedroom that would harmonize with the colors of her room, coordinate with the other four paintings she’d collected from me, and include a water feature. Having just come back from Ireland, I knew exactly what to paint. I was mesmerized by the waves hitting the beach on the Dingle Peninsula. The cathartic sounds of the ocean, the smell of sea water, the craggy rock formations surrounding the cove and the peacefulness of that moment, were what I set out to capture in this special painting.
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