Atlantic coast near Colares, Portugal in severe stormy weather by Marjolein Zijlstra

About "Atlantic coast near Colares, Portugal in severe stormy weather"

by Marjolein Zijlstra

About the artwork

Heavy weather from the Atlantic flogs the coastal strip near Colares, Portugal.
Beautiful high lights caused by the position of the sun on the turbulent water make for a special atmosphere on and around the beach. Foam heads caused by the wild water chase across the wet sand. The sand partly black from lava erosion, partly lies yellow to orange in colour, from material delivered from the ocean.
The sky is menacingly grey with some light here and there behind the heavy clouds hanging low. It looks like night. Occasional heavy showers of rain make this day a wet one. Still, the images of this tempestuous day have a nice dramatic charge and provide an interesting view that captures many a person's imagination. Not just any pretty picture, but one with a bit more charge, some resistance, some turbulence, it takes a bit of courage to go out on such a day anyway and enjoy the other side that nature brings us. Similarly, it takes courage to hang this Work on the Wall. Anyway, we had a lot of fun walking along the waterline during this tempestuous weather in Colares, small town located right on the coast in the municipality of Sintra, Portugal. We look back with great pleasure at these dramatic images, which can also be an enhancement in a more austere and formal interior and, precisely with the high lights in the water, bring some relief.