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Message:: [QUOTE="User 67, post: 707, member: 67"]My impression is the California coast from the early 1950s, there was kind of a craze then and thru the 1960s. I like the composition, over all and the contrast of the light sky and dark water and rocks. That may be why it looks northern, but I have seen hundreds of these waves splashing on the huge rocks paintings from Cali or of Cali. But I am unsure what the artist was trying to accomplish? Being 'modern' or being 'quick'? The spray is a pretty simple sponge daub and the rocks near the signature show a rather quicky-style of single brush stroke. I might grow tired of looking at the lack of texture on the rocks, which might be due to a lack of technique or a conscience effort by the artist, who was imitating those types of paintings from the 1930s, my guess is more of the former and less of a conscience effort to create a style. As far as the frame being cracked, that happens on oak when they don't pre-drill the hole before pounding in a nail or screw.[/QUOTE]