Ina Qirushi - "Storm on Bay" - 20" x 20" Acrylic on Canvas
Overview
Storm on Bay is a powerful contemporary abstract landscape by acclaimed regional artist Ina Qirushi. Presented in a substantial 20" x 20" square format, the painting evokes the brooding force of a fast-moving coastal storm gathering over a deep tidal bay.
Specifications
Artist: Ina Qirushi
Title: Storm on Bay
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: 20" W x 20" H
Style and Composition
Qirushi builds an immersive storm scene through restrained, low-contrast color fields and richly tactile texture. The upper half of the canvas is dominated by a rolling sky of charcoal gray, slate, and bone-white cloud forms, swept across the surface with broad, gestural strokes. In the upper left, a small opening of clear blue sky offers a quiet counterpoint, suggesting shifting weather and passing light.
Below the horizon, the bay becomes a dark reflective plane. Indigo and steel-blue waters echo the weight of the sky, while a stark cliff or shoreline anchors the composition at the left edge. Bright scrapes of golden ochre and crisp white reflections add focused moments of light across the distant waterline.
Application and Technique
- Brushwork and palette knife work: The surface is highly expressive and layered, with wide palette-knife dragging, rapid directional strokes across the sky, and cross-directional scumbling used to create atmospheric depth.
- Texture: High impasto and sgraffito give the painting a strong physical presence. Thick ribbons of paint rise from the dark left cliff face and bright tideline reflections, catching ambient light and adding dimension.
- Tonal harmony: A brooding palette of storm-gray, slate, and deep blue is balanced by intentional points of contrast, including crisp white reflection lines, a small patch of radiant blue sky, and localized sparks of golden ochre.
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.
