Bondi Rocks (2021) Original Oil Painting by Lorraine McMillan

Turquoise water surges around sandstone rocks in this colourful coastal painting, with foaming white waves moving through the foreground beneath a band of deep blue sea. Warm gold and ochre tones across the rocks contrast with the cooler turquoise, aqua, and navy blues of the water, while touches of softer colour add depth across their surfaces. The close viewpoint places the viewer near the water, where the shifting waves and foam fill much of the scene.

I wanted to hold onto the feeling of watching the sea constantly reshape itself around the rocks, never settling into the same pattern twice. Water pushes through narrow spaces, gathers into bright turquoise, then breaks apart again into white foam. There is something absorbing in that continual change, where even a familiar stretch of coast can hold your attention as each wave alters the moment before it.

Materials used:

Finger painted in oils

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 36 x 24 x 0.75" (unframed)
• Signed on the back
• Style: Photorealistic
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky