Landscapes, Seascapes — gouache painting by Ray Patrick
A long beach seen from high above, the town running down the left, the sand curving away to the right, and the sea opening across the whole upper half.
A high viewpoint and a sweeping curve: the shoreline enters at the lower left and arcs to the right edge, dividing town from water. The headland and hills close the top as a flat band.
Ultramarine and teal through the water with a band of jade in the shallows, against a beach of pale cream. The town is a patchwork of coral roofs, slate and sage.
The town is built from small flat strokes laid in rows, each one a roof, with no drawing beneath. The sea is dragged in long horizontal pulls that let the ground break through, and the surf is a single broken white line.
Gouache on paper. Matte and opaque, with a white margin round the painted area.
Lower right, raypatrick, in cream over the sand, letters touching.