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Afternoon Calm Cathedral Cove Anacapa Island by Peter Adams, Oil

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Afternoon Calm Cathedral Cove Anacapa Island

Peter Adams

Medium
Oil
Dimensions
12 x 16
Price
$4200

About the work

Rocky volcanic crags rise from teal water in Afternoon Calm Cathedral Cove Anacapa Island, a 12 x 16 oil painting by Peter Adams, their dark silhouettes softened by a haze of gold light along the horizon. Layered headlands recede into the distance beneath a warm, low sun, while foreground rock formations catch a last wash of green and ochre before disappearing into shadow. Adams builds this Channel Islands view on rich tonal depth — the kind of controlled, atmospheric layering that comes from decades spent studying classical technique — capturing a stretch of coastline few visitors ever see up close.