Cook's Chasm
by Steve Henderson
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29.000 x 17.000 inches
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Title
Cook's Chasm
Artist
Steve Henderson
Medium
Painting - Watercolor On Paper
Description
The ocean is an astonishing place.
It’s not just the vast quantity of water, filling the space in front of us, reaching out to the horizon and disappearing beyond sight. Nor is it the timelessness, the permanence, the depth and breadth and vastness, although these are all indeed astonishing.
It is the sheer power of water, constantly moving and shifting with the tides. And where we see this at its most dramatic is over and around the rocks as the water rushes in, lands with a mighty crash, then quickly recedes, inexorably drawing with it anything that floats free. The spray from the impact shoots into the air, the swirling of movement results in foam that merrily eddies and twirls.
Every wave is different.
The artwork, Cook’s Chasm, captures a moment in which one wave has just hit, finishing out its performance as another enters the stage. The receding of the first wave cascades over the surface of the rocks like frosting on a freshly made cinnamon roll, and the rocks, while they are fascinating to look at, are places we would most definitely not want to be right now.
Located on the Oregon Coast in the United States, Cook’s Chasm is a rugged yet pleasant site just off the highway. Winding asphalt paths take the visitor gently down to where they can view the chasm and all its noise and activity, then deposits him or her on a bed of rocks that lead to Thor’s Well, a gaping, seemingly bottomless sinkhole that captures the waves and swallows the water down its steep sides.
Even at low tide, the show at Cook’s Chasm is well worth seeing, and at high tide, it is something you don’t want to miss; often, it’s difficult to know where to look, because each spot along the rocks has something new and different to display.
“Astonishing” is an apt word indeed to describe what we see.
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Leanne Seymour
Congratulations on your feature in the Semi Abstract - 1 A Day group! You are invited to add your featured image to the group discussion thread created for archiving features along with the date of this feature. 1/11/2023
Lori Pittenger
Congratulations your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of Impressionism group 12/14/2022! Please visit the group to view it in our online gallery and add it to the features log and catalogs in the group’s discussions. Excellent work!
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your beautiful artistic work is Featured on the home page of the "Bedroom Art Gallery" group. l/f 12/7/22
Leanne Seymour
Congratulations on your feature in the Semi Abstract - 1 A Day group! You are invited to add your featured image to the group discussion thread created for archiving features along with the date of this feature. 12/4/2022
Beryl Jasper
Congrats!! Your amazing artwork has been featured in THE PAINTING LOGGIA group. Please feel free to promote your artwork in “Features 2022- Archive” and any other discussion in which the artwork fits. Thanks for sharing.
John Malone
Congratulations! Your skillful and interesting painting has been FEATURED on our Homepage, Painting the Old Way.
Jim Love
The taste of salt in the air, the sound of the crashing surf and the feel of the sand underfoot...you experience it all with one glance at this wonderful work
Randy Rosenberger
Your lovely piece of art from your portfolio of beautiful artistic pieces, has been chose to appear as a feature on the homepage of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery Group of Fine Art America. I am proud that you have chosen to be a member of our family of friends and fine artists. You will be featured more than most groups feature works, as I change up and work on my homepage each and every day. It is an honor to have you as an active member of our group. Thanks for sharing your lovely pieces of artwork with us.
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