This painting, Twilight Break, captures the drama of an oncoming wave, with two more poised just behind it. I was struck by the horizontal banding in the scene—abstract in nature, yet grounded in figuration—a nod to the American Abstract Expressionist paintings I’ve long admired. At the same time, it reflects a very real moment: the glistening sunset across St David’s Sound in Pembrokeshire, mirrored in the backwash of the tide as the next breaker gathers force.

The surface is built with palette knife, solvents, and thick layers of oil and wax, creating a heavily sculpted presence. Dark, powerful, and impending, the work mirrors the ocean itself—its weight, its rhythm, and its relentless energy.