OK, so technically it should be "ocean" and not "sea" but I liked the alliteration! This scene is based on the views along the coast Road between Westport and Louisburgh in the wonderful county of Mayo, a route I travel so often that the images along the way are imprinted on my brain. On a gentle day, Clew Bay is often like a millpond and the outcrops and headlands are reflected in the waters and the distant peaks of Achill are a wonderful blue/gray. After a heavy storm, the rocks on the shoreline are covered in amber seaweed, a colour so rich that it almost glows. And, always, the sheep graze on the rough pastures, which are edged by the stone walls.
11 Comments
Patricia Brett 08 Mar 2009
I LOVE it :)Gerard Johnson II 10 Oct 2008
BeautifulOlga van Dijk 10 Oct 2008
so beautiful... so peaceful.... --Wishing you a lovely weekend! *Love and Light~OvD*Van Cordle 09 Oct 2008
Excellent!John Sweeney 09 Oct 2008
What a beautiful scene, very peaceful.Sandra McClure 09 Oct 2008
Beautiful Jacki I loved seeing the stone walls when I was there. Ireland is so dear to my heart since my great grandfather came from there........marisa reilly 08 Oct 2008
wow, your description of it is as good as the painting itself..I can feel the peacefulness of the place and your depiction of it is wonderfulMelinda Dalke 08 Oct 2008
Just beautiful-the water is amazing-wish I was there!!!James Carney 07 Oct 2008
Sea is fine by me, I think Bing Crosby referred to as a Sea in a song, " Have you ever gone across the Sea to Ireland" the painting is great .Sharon Gonzalez 07 Oct 2008
ABSOLUTELY BEEEEAUUUTIFUL, JACKI.Dianne McGrath 07 Oct 2008
Oh, Jacki, this is wonderful! Surely the Lord is in this place ~~ I want to be there, too!