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Acrylic & oil on canvas

August 17, 2009 | Words By: Steve

french-beachbreakI have been painting and surfing waves on the South East Coast for over 20 years. I started on a wooden board bought at a car boot sale for 50p; here’s a selection of my more recent work…




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THE POINT IS FIRING – acrylic and oil on canvas, based upon J Bay and made up from a load of shots I took of it one evening.


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