Cynthia by the Sea

CYNTHIA BY THE SEA Acrylic & R&F Oil Stick on Canvas | 56" × 48" | 2026

She has her face to the sun. She is not thinking about you.

Cynthia by the Sea is a painting about a particular kind of joy — uncomplicated, physical, completely present. Cynthia reclines against a ground of deep cobalt and teal, her red swimsuit painted with the rich, waxy luminosity that only R&F oil stick delivers, the colour saturated and warm against the cool blues and greens of sea and sky surrounding her. Her head is thrown back. Her eyes are closed. Whatever is happening in the world behind her — the lighthouse standing its patient watch, the vegetation moving in a wind she has stopped noticing — she is elsewhere entirely. She is in the sun.

The beach ball sits to her left in primary colours — red, yellow, green, blue — a perfect circle of pure uncomplicated pleasure that has been in paintings since Seurat and never once lost its meaning. Play. Summer. The radical act of doing nothing important very well.

The surface is extraordinary — R&F oil stick worked into acrylic gives the figure a depth and warmth that the surrounding seascape cannot quite match, which is entirely the point. Cynthia glows. Everything else is simply the world she has temporarily escaped from.

Painted in 2026 at significant scale, Cynthia by the Sea is a monumental celebration of the small, perfect moment. The afternoon that asks nothing. The sun on the face of someone who has decided, at least for now, that this is enough.

It is enough.

📦 Shipping & Details

• 56" × 48" original on canvas
• Acrylic and R&F oil stick
• Signed and dated 2026
• Ships carefully rolled in a professional tube
• Upon arrival we recommend professional stretching and framing
• Prefer it shipped pre-stretched? Contact us before purchasing for a shipping quote at cost
• Certificate of authenticity included

One original. No reproductions. Face to the sun. Not thinking about you.