Kelp at Kingston, after rain

Ropes of bull kelp on wet sand at Kingston Beach, the sky in the puddles.

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Kelp at Kingston, after rain

Year
2025
Medium
Watercolour on cold-pressed paper
Size
28 × 38 cm
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After a southerly the beach at Kingston is covered in kelp, and for an hour the sand is a mirror. I painted the reflections first and the kelp last, with the biggest brush I own and almost no water.

Indigo and a little rose in the wet sand; the sea is one stroke.

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Detail: indigo strands over the wet sand