49. New Zealand Elements

76.2cm high x 50.5cm wide
Acrylic on deep edged canvas
2013
£290
Exhibited at the Eagle Gallery “The Garden and Beyond” Andrew Naish one man show 12th – 19th October 2013. Exhibited at the Eagle Gallery October Show 21st October – 14th November 2013. Exhibited at Kimpton Art Show 1st May - 4th May 2015. Exhibited at Eagle Gallery, Bedford, 27th July - 22nd August 2015.
Exhibited at "Creative Moments - and elbow grease" 18th - 25th November 2023
Exhibited at "Members' Christmas Show", Eagle Gallery Bedford, 28th Nov - 24th Dec 2023 
Exhibited at "Members' Show", Eagle Gallery Bedford, 6th Aug - 5th Sept 2024 
​Exhibited at "Last Christmas" 13th Nov - 18th Jan 2025

After having successfully sold a picture of waves at “Hot water Beach” on the Corromandel peninsular of New Zealand, I thought that I would see if lightning could strike twice. Slightly further along from where the previous image had been taken, I found an image I liked and worked from that.

Perhaps the result has less energy that the original and so disappoints. Do I need some other life in it or is the composition OK but needs something else to convey the energy within the wave?

I feel the picture is not whole somehow – but I think someone could love it.