'No moon tide'

'No moon tide' is a smaller version of the scene 'in the shallows', started in 2023 in acrylic and completed in 2025 in oils on stretched canvas. 41x51cm
'No moon tide' feels like a breath held in the pre-dawn stillness, a hush before the storm breaks or the sun cracks the horizon. It's a landscape of quiet anticipation, where the world is muted and indistinct, shrouded in a soft, enveloping blue.
The rippled sand in the foreground, meticulously rendered, pulls you into the scene, its texture almost tactile. It suggests a vastness, an endless expanse that stretches beyond the frame.  The cool, silvery tones of the sand evoke a sense of dampness, a recent retreat of the tide, leaving behind its mark on the shore.
The overall feeling is one of solitude and introspection. It's a moment captured in time, a pause in the everyday rush, a space for contemplation. I  invite you to step into this quiet world, to breathe in the cool, damp air, and to listen to the silence that hangs heavy in the air.