At The Seaside 02 – original painting

This original painting entitled ‘At the Seaside’ by David Raine is the second in a series of paintings that aim to develop the dreamy quality of deckchair colours and beach hut life.

The painting is a daydream in which the viewer is invited to add within their own mind, a boat on the horizon or walkers on the beach.

I’m seeking to be as minimalist as possible – beach, sea, clouds and nothing else says David. I love the English Channel skies and see them a bit like the Impressionists did in Boulogne in the 1890’s,

David’s love affair with the coast and sea developed from early childhood; with salt in his blood, it’s a theme that courses through much of his work.

Living in Cornwall, David produces a range of products that include table lamps, mirrors, small furniture pieces and paintings that represent the very essence of the shoreline.

When I was seventeen, I hitch-hiked to St Ives and bought a fisherman’s/painters smock, had half a pint in the Sloop Inn whilst looking out over the harbour, blinked into the midsummer sun glaring across the turquoise sea and fantasised that I was a painter.

How easy dreams start! At that time I sailed a 10.6’ dinghy on the Bristol Channel, now after all these years, I sail an 11’ foot dinghy on the Helford River estuary in Cornwall. Who cares if it’s only a smidgen of progress in sixty years?

This original painting is painted in acrylic on canvas, the work is unframed, but is ready to hang.

Size: 60 x 50 cm (23.5 x 19.5 inches)