An Arabian Peninsula

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When I started painting this piece, the soft blue and brown hues had me dreaming of seafaring vessels near a hot and dry land. The Dhow, a generic name for a number of traditional sailboats used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region, is depicted in this seascape, sailing somewhere along the coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Typically sporting long thin hulls, dhows are trading vessels primarily used to carry heavy items, such as fruit, fresh water, or other heavy merchandise, along the coasts of Eastern Arabia, East Africa, Yemen, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. I like to think of this as a romanticized moment, when the wind catches the sails, and the crew are able to just enjoy the salty wind blowing through their hair as they take a moment away from work to relish this break at sea.

‘An Arabian Peninsula’ is a 18x24” acrylic and ink on canvas mixed media painting on a 2" thick canvas, and does not come framed.

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Nautical art has been a long established motif which for many was used to convey the beauty of their surroundings or the dramatic hardships of a sailor’s life. In my current series, I'm attempting to evoke the romantic gesture of transition, a theme found commonly thread through so many nautical compositions, almost creating a dreamlike state. To help accentuate this abstract upheaval often felt during transit, I've taken inspiration from J. M.W. Turner to develop my gestural painting style, while grounding the seascapes, by adding detailed illustrations of ships from both historical and fictional seafaring tales.