Original artwork description:

In Sea, the Way I Like It (2013, oil on canvas, 100x220 cm), Alexander Levich paints the shoreline as he personally experiences it: from ground level, with the textures of sand and surf blurred in the foreground, and the focus drawn to the waterline where turquoise sea meets pale sky. This perspective gives the canvas a sense of immediacy, as though the viewer were lying close to the earth, looking out toward the horizon.

Levich is deeply connected to the sea, which has been one of his most enduring themes. For him, the ocean is not only a subject of beauty but a metaphor for return and belonging. The title itself, Sea, the Way I Like It, underscores its personal nature. The painting does not dramatize the waves or exaggerate the setting; instead, it conveys the calm presence of the sea as the artist himself prefers it – steady, reflective, and eternal.

The work demonstrates Levich’s strength in combining painterly brushwork with a realistic sense of depth. The blurred foreground contrasts with the clarity of the waterline, a technique that bridges impressionism with photorealistic effect. Collectors looking for large-format figurative landscapes with atmosphere and scale will find in this piece a seascape that both soothes and captivates.

Materials used:

Oil

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