Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas in the evening with clouds reflected on the wet sand Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas in the evening with clouds reflected on the wet sand Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas in the evening with clouds reflected on the wet sand — artist's signature Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas in the evening with clouds reflected on the wet sand — edge view Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas in the evening with clouds reflected on the wet sand — shown hanging
Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas in the evening with clouds reflected on the wet sand
Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas in the evening with clouds reflected on the wet sand
Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas in the evening with clouds reflected on the wet sand — artist's signature
Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas in the evening with clouds reflected on the wet sand — edge view
Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas in the evening with clouds reflected on the wet sand — shown hanging
Painting by Jane Davies 9 Artworks Sold

Port Douglas by Evening

Oil, Canvas, Framed by Artist

53cm (W) x 33cm (H) x 50cm (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included

Framed by Artist

A$480

Arrives 21–23 Sep

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Artwork Description

Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas is the perfect length for an evening stroll and paddle in the shallows. It’s one of my favourite places to paint.
Capturing the perspective of the foreground beach, the treelined shoreline and the various distant islands or mainland mountains, is one of the most enjoyable things or me in painting seascapes.
I always paint from the back to the front of the scene - sky first, then the distant peaks and the foreground last. Not to mentioned the joy of painting the clouds reflected on wet sand. In fact, so much fun that I almost completed this one in one sitting.

Artist Bio
Photo of Jane Davies
Jane Davies 39 artworks | 4 Sold

Mine, isn’t your classic artist story. I wasn’t born with a paintbrush in my hand. In fact, as a child and young adult (and older adult) I showed little promise.

Then, I got to my mid/late forties, around the age when you stop giving a fig about what other people think. I went to an art class near my home on a whim and made a discovery. I can paint!
I often refer to this time as “When I found out I could paint”. Seems strange that this was locked up in me all that time. My life has two eras. Before Painting and After Painting. I’m now 5 years into my After Painting era and feel like a different person.

I see life through different eyes. Everything I look at, I see light and shadow, colour and hues. When I see a sunset, an ocean, a rock, flowing water, still water, reflections, I think about how I would paint it. I spend more time thinking about painting than actually doing. I love painting and my new perspective. And I want others to enjoy my labour of love. I hope you do.

I guess my love of seascapes comes from growing up in the Queensland coastal town, Hervey Bay. The ocean is part of me and I feel like, wherever I live, I can’t be too far from the coast. Even if I don’t go to the beach, I have to know it’s nearby.

Commissions
Jane's studio is in Brisbane