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Brighton

A moody grey day south of Dunedin. Fifth in my New Zealand series. One evening about 6 o'clock, when the wild weather seemed to be abating for a while, I drove down the coast from Dunedin in search of some subjects to paint. A few kilometres from Dunedin is a small settlement called Brighton. There is a bridge that crosses this waterway and around are clusters of buildings. From the bridge I could just see the surf of the Pacific Ocean breaking across the sandbar. Out there it was so windy, cold and wild but here this little stretch of sheltered water was relatively calm and inviting in comparison. In the distance the beach glowed and the white surf pounded as the ominous grey sky bore relentlessly north. Oil on Canvas Panel 2005 11" x 14"

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Anonymous Guest 04 Jan 2008

I noticed when i rolled the screen back up and stop at the top of the tallest tree, the beach is lit up even more with only the darkest part of the sky showing even more mood. check it out!

Renee Nemerov 25 Dec 2005

Skillful! Well Done

Reba McDonald 30 Mar 2005

A beautifully done scene Michael.

c.s. viator 21 Mar 2005

great mood and lighting,great work!

shaylise spriggs 21 Mar 2005

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Junji Takemoto 21 Mar 2005

great work!!

CindaSue Cowley 21 Mar 2005

Very nice Landscape/Outdoor picture.

Donna Vitkauskas 21 Mar 2005

Awesome looks like a photograph, I love it!

Peter Winberg 21 Mar 2005

Perfect! I love the water, the sky, the colors...the mood! Excellent piece

Glenn Bech 21 Mar 2005

Wow! I love the lighting here. I've seen days with angry skies where the sun only lights up small spots on the ground; like the beach here .-) Im not sure if that was intentional thoigh :-) Nice work!