Sometimes you can almost hear a painting before you really see it. This seascape isn’t just a "picture" of the ocean; it’s a study of that specific, loud moment when a wave finally decides to break against the shore.
The artist has leaned into the heavy, tactile nature of oil paint to give the water real weight. While the foreground is all movement and crashing white foam, the background offers a needed bit of silence. You can see the lush greenery of the coast blending into a distant horizon, which gives the whole piece a sense of immense scale.