Wonderful, Impressionistic Oil on Linen Rough and Rocky Seascape Damascene jewelry 12 1/4" tall x 7

12 1/4" tall x 7 3/4" wide x 1/4" thick

he seems to have been

This varnished box has a wonderfully rich patina

dated 1978

All three though were hand-painted

Wonderful, Impressionistic Oil on Linen Rough and Rocky Seascape Damascene jewelry 12 1/4" tall x 7If I saw this painting in a museum, I would covet it; I think it is just fantastic, veering into the realm of pure, painterly abstraction, but at the same time perfectly capturing the power and vastness of rough sea. The unusual vertical orientation evinces a sense of strata, all with equal intensity, from the water crashing against rocks, to a glimpse of what I assume is sky (and a curious, intense sky at that) to layers upon layers of choppy sea in