A cresting wave rises at the center of the composition, its mass structured by shifting planes of turquoise, white, and muted grey. The painting isolates a transient moment — not the calm of the sea, but the instability just before dispersal.
 
Light articulates the surface rather than decorating it. Foam and spray fracture the horizon line, interrupting the illusion of distance. The foreground sand anchors the scene, grounding the fluid motion in physical space.
 
The work does not romanticize the ocean. It studies force: compression, release, and the geometry of impact. The wave becomes an event rather than a metaphor.
 
Stillness exists only as a counterpoint to motion.

Original artwork by Valeria Ocean
39 ½ x 19 ½ in | 100 x 50 cm
Oil, linen canvas