northwestcrabappleimpastopalette knifecoastaltreeseascapeoil paintinglandscapeexpressionistheadlandwindsweptfine art
A lone Pacific crabapple stands windswept on a grassy headland, its twisting trunk built from thick, sculpted strokes of oil paint. Behind it, a churning grey-green sea rolls under dragged knife marks and raised ridges of impasto. Expressive palette-knife work gives the whole canvas a raw, tactile energy, the small tree held whole and steady at the centre of the storm.