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A Beautiful Survivor is a large pink and purple panoramic seascape painting with a lone seagull flying over a calm white ocean. It is 60x36x1.5 inches. This is a serene painting and was inspired by Florida skies which are always entertaining – especially as the sun rises and sets. The colours range from bruised purples through to amethyst, light blue, magenta and light gold yellows to glowing whites. The seagull herself reflects all the colours around her and is not at once visible in this large painting. She reflects her surroundings and is the survivor who navigates the sea and the sky. I find her inspiring and a little metaphorical as seagull do not have an easy life and yet they are able to survive on land, sea or sky – I find that quite enviable. Dedicated to all people everywhere who are surviving beautifully. Painted on Deep edge canvas, no frame needed, white edges, ready to hang.

I am a professional artist based in Sussex and I paint large original landscape and seascape paintings in oil on canvas. I have a Fine Art degree in sculpture (Brighton, 1983) but am mostly self taught as a painter. My painting style is a fusion of Expressionist, Impressionist, Semi-abstract, Art Deco, a little Art Nouveau and whatever mood I am in that day. I often practice a kind of Impressionism in that I walk, look at things and then paint from memory. The result is that I paint what was impressed upon me when I looked at a landscape - thus a kind of Impressionism! (I hope that makes sense). I am inspired by the patterns of nature and the energy, colours and spaces of the landscapes and animals around me. I like to think that...