The harbor did not call for precision—it asked for rhythm, for raw honesty, and a kind of surrender to the moment. I began with a deep ultramarine blue underpainting, laying down a rich foundation that set the tone and mood. Over this, I worked quickly and instinctively, letting my brushstrokes remain raw and expressive, capturing the energy and movement of water meeting sky without concern for strict detail.
I intentionally allowed the canvas to show through in places, using the bare surface as a bold element of the composition—reminding the viewer of the painting’s physicality and the space between form and emptiness.
The boats became more than objects—they transformed into liquid memories, echoes of time spent by the sea. This painting is less about a specific place and more about the pulse of the harbor itself—alive with shifting light, the gentle sway of waves, and the quiet power beneath it all.
Blue Harbor is an exploration of feeling over form, a celebration of the wild, untamed rhythm that draws us back to the water again and again. It captures that moment where everything is fluid, alive, and free—where the sea becomes a language spoken through color, movement, and space.