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Original art for sale at UGallery.com | Ensenada, Mexico on a Beautiful Hot Summer Day by Samuel Pretorius | $800 | acrylic painting | 16' h x 20' w | ..\art\acrylic-painting-Ensenada-Mexico-on-a-Beautiful-Hot-Summer-Day

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Ensenada, Mexico on a Beautiful Hot Summer Day

Samuel Pretorius
Ugallery 5345197726 UGallery

Acrylic painting on Composite board New

Finished black edges

Ready to frame

One-of-a-kind

Signed on front and back

2022

16" h x 20" w x .25" d |2 lbs. 8 oz.

$800 Out Of Stock

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Artist Samuel Pretorius paints an impressionist coastal seascape of a Mexican beach. He displays a winding path along the promenade by an estuary. "It was a hot summer day with a storm brewing over the ocean," notes Samuel. The way warm paving stones contrast with the cool high tide swirling into the waterway lends quite a striking imagery. Samuel uses energetic brush strokes to capture the movement of the water and the heat radiating off the sun.

Samuel Pretorius

Winchester, California

Artist Samuel Pretorius' paintings evoke a quiet nostalgia. Each brushstroke suggests a shape, a landscape, or a subject—letting the memory of the viewer fill in the details. He invariably works with photographs, creating representations of actual locations he documents, and enjoys making bold brush movements that capture the essence of his subject in the fewest marks possible. "My paintings are best described as 'suggestionistic.' I aim to create fleeting images that you long to see again, a place that you will never forget, or one you yearn to visit," says Samuel. Originally from South Africa, he comes from a family of artists who encouraged him early to paint and draw. In primary school, his work was included in a national exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum. While growing up, his art education came from exhibiting at local art galleries, participating in open markets and plein air painting events, and joining monthly exhibitions. Recently becoming a US citizen, Samuel decided to dedicate a portion of his study to his home studio to fulfill his passion for painting. This well-lit area, often supervised by his Siamese cat, allows him to paint any time of the day. Outside the creative industry, Samuel enjoys exploring the world's beauty and creating code as a software developer.

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