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Sunrise on the Straits
30 cm x 20 cm
Oil on panel
SOLD
I was down in Messina, in Sicily, for a family holiday, and it was hot. The only way to paint outside was to get up really early, and then to relax in the heat of the day. I had noticed the day earlier, that as the sun was rising, there was an ethereal light, as it reflected off the water of the Straits, through the early morning haze. Setting up on the beach, I just painted it as I saw it, and this is how it turned out.
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