Summer Storm

Jack Davis’s original painting Summer Storm (30" x 36") is an immersive seascape that captures the moment where tranquillity meets impending drama. The canvas is awash with a symphony of blues, from the deep navy undertones of the sea to the lighter, turquoise hues closer to shore. Davis’s gestural brushwork evokes the gentle rhythm of the tide, while the distant horizon shimmers beneath an approaching bank of storm-laden clouds.

There is a striking contrast between the vibrant clarity of the ocean and the brooding, turbulent sky, reinforcing the atmospheric tension that defines coastal life. Davis paints from direct experience, not reference photographs, allowing each piece to reflect a lived emotional response to the ever-changing Cornish seascape. This immediacy translates into a powerful sense of place, light, and movement in his work.

Based in St. Just, Davis finds constant inspiration in the raw beauty of his surroundings. His artistic practice embraces the elemental – the surge of wind, the dance of light on water, the gathering gloom before a storm. As a tutor at the Newlyn School of Art and a celebrated exhibitor with accolades including the Threadneedle Prize, Davis continues to shape and influence the contemporary British seascape tradition with his distinctive vision and expressive style.