Squall over the Sea — painting by Benjamin Smit

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Squall over the Sea

BS·144 · Water · Recent works

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A curtain of rain hangs from a low bank of violet cloud, veiling the sea in a hard white wall while the foreground water churns in slate and cream. The horizon line seats the composition and the palette is cool and restrained, greys steeped with lavender. The drama lives in texture, in dragged and incised strokes that mimic wind on water.