Light Shift

This alcohol ink painting beautifully captures the fleeting and atmospheric quality of light as it dances across the expansive sands of Padstow Beach. With a refined palette of denim blues and slate greys, the composition evokes the stillness and subtle drama of a coastal landscape in constant transformation.
 
Layered horizontal bands suggest the gentle undulation of distant sea and sky, while fine linear textures evoke the wind’s trace across sand. The interplay of muted beige tones above hints at a low sky — soft and weightless — pressing close to the horizon. Below, the soft mauves and cool indigos give way to deeper blue shadows, creating a meditative sense of depth and space.
The painting captures a moment suspended in time — where land, sea, and sky blend into one another under shifting light — echoing the quiet poetry of tidal rhythms.
 
281mm by 201 mm mounted on board framed in a floating frame