Perseverence California Street Break

Heavy storm clouds roll across the sky in Perseverence California Street Break, a 12x16 pastel by Peter Adams, a single thread of gold light breaking through the gray to catch the crest of an incoming wave. The surf at this well-known California Street break glows faintly against the darkening water, small and defiant beneath all that overhead weather. Adams leans into somber, cool grays and violets here, using the barest sliver of warm light to give the whole scene its quiet sense of resilience.