Title: Dune Shadows #2
Artist: Sandra Kavanaugh
Medium: Pastel on paper
Dimensions: 8" × 6"
Overview
Dune Shadows #2 is a bright, small-format coastal landscape by contemporary New England artist Sandra Kavanaugh. This original 8" × 6" pastel captures the warmth, texture, and shifting contours of a sunlit sand dune along the shore.
Why Collect This Work
Compact yet full of coastal light, Dune Shadows #2 brings the warmth of beach grasses and the cool drama of dune shadows into an intimate vertical format. Sunbaked sandbanks move diagonally through the composition, while ochre grasses, lavender-blue shadows, and a glimpse of calm ocean create a lively sense of seaside atmosphere.
Buyer Highlights
- Original artwork: One-of-a-kind pastel painting by Sandra Kavanaugh.
- Coastal subject: Sunlit sand dunes, beach grass, cool dune shadows, and a small glimpse of ocean near the horizon.
- Atmospheric mood: Bright, breezy, and textural, with warm afternoon light balanced by cool coastal shadow.
- Appealing palette: Pale peach, cream, soft white, lavender, periwinkle blue, canary yellow, glowing orange, and moss green.
- Display appeal: A compact 8" × 6" vertical format suited for a gallery wall, beach house, study, hallway, office, shelf display, or coastal art collection.
Technique and Surface
- Medium: Professional-grade soft pastels on textured fine art paper.
- Technique: Energetic multidirectional scumbling and quick linear marks bring the dune grasses to life, while broader pastel applications shape the rolling sandbanks and cool shadowed slopes.
- Composition: A vertical layout is structured around a strong diagonal dune slope, with a dense ridge of beach grass dividing the scene and a calm blue glimpse of ocean near the upper-left horizon.
- Style: Contemporary Impressionism with plein-air influence, emphasizing natural sunlight, coastal atmosphere, and the temperature shifts between warm sand and cool shadow.
Inventory Status: Available for purchase online or in the gallery.
Shipping / Pickup: Shipping is available worldwide. Each artwork is securely packaged in professional archival materials, insured, and shipped globally. Complimentary local pickup is also available at our 23 North Main Street gallery.
