Leading up to the purely abstract my work included the following paintings, which took as their starting point images of the sea from the active surface to the slower moving depths. The following selection dates from 2000 - 2003:

Coming Through Blue II

Acrylic on canvas
76 x 76 cm

The Deep Blue II

Acrylic on canvas

The Deep Blue

Acrylic on canvas

Remembering the Rush

Acrylic on paper
80 x 75cm

Sonoma

Acrylic on paper
56 x 71 cm
82 x 98 cm with frame

Remembering Mull

Acrylic on canvas
51 x 51 cm

Surf over Rocks

Acrylic on wood
60 x 60 cm

Cutting Through

Acrylic on paper
88 x 88 cm