Winter Surf, Piha.

“Textured oil on board depicting Piha Beach’s rugged coastline, with sweeping palette knife strokes and delicate brushwork capturing the play of winter sunlight on crashing waves.”

This striking oil-on-board painting captures the raw and untamed energy of Piha Beach on a magical sunny winter’s day. Using a dynamic interplay of palette knives and brushes, the artist brings the dramatic surf of the West Coast to life, accentuating the textural contrast between the rugged coastline and the churning waves. The tactile quality of the oil medium enhances the depth, as light and dark tones play against each other, evoking the shimmering sunlight on the water and the deep shadows in the breaking waves. The fluidity of the surf and the solidity of the landscape are powerfully expressed through textured impasto, inviting the viewer to feel the wild sea breeze and the pull of the ocean’s vastness.