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The watercolor “Tomorrow Back to Sea” is filled with a quiet, almost meditative sense of calm and anticipation.
Before the viewer lies a small fishermen’s pier stretching out into the sea. It — the pier — is bathed in the soft, warm light of the setting sun. The light gilds the wood, making it glow and shimmer, while long shadows from the posts fall across it in rhythmic, expressive lines, creating a feeling of depth and gentle motion.
Beside the pier rests a small fishing boat, tied securely to one of the posts. You can tell it’s a working boat — simple, worn by salt and sea, with ropes and nets resting inside. Tonight, it rests quietly, but tomorrow it will sail again, returning to the endless rhythm of the fishermen’s life.
To the wooden posts are attached tall branches with strips of fabric fluttering from them. The wind plays with the cloth, making it wave softly — like flags bidding farewell to the departing day. These branches seem fragile yet full of meaning — symbols of direction, hope, and the way home from the open sea.
The sky and the sea merge into one, painted in transparent layers of watercolor. Gentle rosy, lavender, peach, and bluish tones melt into each other. The colors are delicate and airy, as if dissolved in light and mist. Far on the horizon, the sun has almost disappeared, leaving behind a golden-violet glow.
Everything in this painting breathes silence and anticipation. It’s more than just a seascape — it’s a moment suspended between day and night, between labor and rest, between sea and shore.
The watercolor seems to whisper: “Tonight — peace. Tomorrow, back to sea.”

Materials used:

Watercolours

Tomorrow back to sea, original watercolour (2025) Watercolour
by Natalia Butenko

£281.73 

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The watercolor “Tomorrow Back to Sea” is filled with a quiet, almost meditative sense of calm and anticipation.
Before the viewer lies a small fishermen’s pier stretching out into the sea. It — the pier — is bathed in the soft, warm light of the setting sun. The light gilds the wood, making it glow and shimmer, while long shadows from the posts fall across it in rhythmic, expressive lines, creating a feeling of depth and gentle motion.
Beside the pier rests a small fishing boat, tied securely to one of the posts. You can tell it’s a working boat — simple, worn by salt and sea, with ropes and nets resting inside. Tonight, it rests quietly, but tomorrow it will sail again, returning to the endless rhythm of the fishermen’s life.
To the wooden posts are attached tall branches with strips of fabric fluttering from them. The wind plays with the cloth, making it wave softly — like flags bidding farewell to the departing day. These branches seem fragile yet full of meaning — symbols of direction, hope, and the way home from the open sea.
The sky and the sea merge into one, painted in transparent layers of watercolor. Gentle rosy, lavender, peach, and bluish tones melt into each other. The colors are delicate and airy, as if dissolved in light and mist. Far on the horizon, the sun has almost disappeared, leaving behind a golden-violet glow.
Everything in this painting breathes silence and anticipation. It’s more than just a seascape — it’s a moment suspended between day and night, between labor and rest, between sea and shore.
The watercolor seems to whisper: “Tonight — peace. Tomorrow, back to sea.”

Materials used:

Watercolours

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I paint with watercolor — a medium that holds air, light, and the breath of a moment. My work captures the quiet beauty of what surrounds us: flowers in delicate... Read more

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