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Ray Patrick
Hermosa Beach Sky, 2026
Gouache on paper
6.5 × 4.5 in. (16.5 × 11.4 cm)
Unframed
From the artist's studio, 2026
$300 + $25 shipping in the US
Ray Patrick
Gouache on paper
6.5 × 4.5 in. (16.5 × 11.4 cm)
Unframed
From the artist's studio, 2026
$300 + $25 shipping in the US
A sky of heavy cloud at the end of the day, with three palms in silhouette at the lower right and a dark strip of land along the bottom.
Almost entirely sky, divided by a long diagonal of lit cloud running from the lower left to the upper right. The palms are small, placed low and to one side, and exist to give the cloud its scale.
Ochre, buff and warm grey in the lit cloud against cobalt and periwinkle in the breaks of blue. The palms and the ground are near-black. Warm and cool are interleaved throughout rather than separated.
Flat dabs throughout, each one a separate loaded touch with its edges left showing, so the sky reads as built rather than brushed. The palm crowns are a few short strokes; the trunks single thin pulls.
Gouache on paper. Matte and opaque. Unpainted margins all round.
Lower right, raypatrick, in red over the dark ground, letters touching.