Early Morning Tide

Candyss Crosby’s contemporary coastal paintings aim to evoke the feeling of light on the ocean and the space of the infinite horizon. “EARLY MORNING TIDE” describes the summertime morning at Queenscliff Beach – gentle colours and easy mood at early morning tide – the shallow waters at the sandy shore line, ripples of flowing water of early morning waves and the reflection of light on the water moving across sand banks. Candyss walks along the ocean’s edge and meditates on the beach most mornings. She loves ocean swimming and is inspired by the power of the ocean – the ebb & flow, the constant movement and energy, the light on waves, it’s force and vulnerability; softness and strength, its fluidity and tension.
Candyss intentionally chose a multi layering of thin translucent washes and Irridescent pigment to refract light. The colours and horizontal flowing lines are what she focuses on. The painting process is loose, intuitive and a response to memory and emotion. While painting Candyss meditates on the experience, mood and memory of being near the water at the Ocean’s edge.