Whale Rising — painting by Benjamin Smit

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Whale Rising

BS·093 · Water · Recent works

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A whale back breaks the surface at a steep diagonal, painted in saturated blues against a pale, spray-flecked sky. The image is almost monochrome, held by the contrast between the bright rim of foam and the deep blue mass. Splatter and scumble give the air a wet, salt-laden atmosphere.