‘Salt Wind, Open Shore - Mussenden Temple’

64.4 x 54 x 2.3cm, Oil on canvas, framed, 2026

This painting looks toward Mussenden Temple from the shoreline below, with the cliff face holding most of the weight of the composition. The temple is small and slightly off-centre - present, but not dominant - allowing the land, water, and weather to do the work.

Cool blues and greys move across the sky and sea, cut through with warmer sand and muted greens on the cliff. Brushstrokes are layered and directional, giving a sense of wind and tide without fixing the scene to a single moment. The surface feels worked but open, as if the place is still shifting.

In a home, Mussenden works as a quiet anchor. It brings a sense of height and air without drama - something you return to rather than take in all at once. It suits spaces where you pause: a living room, stairwell, or hallway - offering a steady reminder of standing somewhere exposed, breathing it in, and then carrying that feeling back with you.