Title: Intersecting Angles #3
Artist: Sally Bourdon
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 24 in. H × 30 in. W
Style: Contemporary realism with marine tonalism
About the Work
Intersecting Angles #3 captures a quiet coastal harbor slip through a precise interplay of structure, light, and reflection. A white-and-light-blue skiff rests between weathered timber piers, stone breakwaters, and a taut mooring rope, creating a rhythmic composition of intersecting lines around the central boat.
Sally balances crisp sunlight with deep blue-green shadow, using pale periwinkle, ash gray, titanium white, ochre, mossy yellow, and charcoal to evoke a summer harbor atmosphere. Painterly passages of textured wood and stone contrast with broad, reflective planes of water, giving the scene both tactile presence and calm visual depth.
Composition & Technique
- Focal point: The bright skiff, set against deep water shadows and weathered gray docks.
- Composition: A horizontal arrangement of intersecting angles, framed by piers and led by the diagonal mooring rope.
- Surface: Loose, structured brushwork with impasto-like ridges in the timber and stone and smoother horizontal passages across the water.
- Depth: Foreground docks and rope draw the eye into layered channels of shadow, reflection, and harbor architecture.
Collector’s Note: With its balanced scale, coastal subject, and strong geometric structure, Intersecting Angles #3 suits collectors seeking an original marine painting with contemporary clarity and enduring atmosphere.
Inventory Status: Available for purchase online or in the gallery.
Shipping / Pickup: Shipping is available, securely packaged with professional archival materials, insured, and shipped globally; complimentary local pickup is also available at our 23 North Main Street gallery.
