Beached Boats Valencia, Original Pastel Painting by Kelly Crumpley

Beached Boats, Valencia

Beautiful, original 12 x 16 inch soft pastel painting inspired by the luminous coastal paintings of Joaquín Sorolla.

This is an original pastel painting by Kelly Crumpley, an American artist working in watercolor, oil, and soft pastel. A member of the National Watercolor Society, Stanwood Camano Art Guild, and Camano Art Association, Kelly finds inspiration in the beauty of the natural world, gardens, the ocean, and the places she encounters through travel.

Beach Boats, Valencia was inspired by the brilliant Mediterranean light and relaxed coastal atmosphere of Valencia, Spain, and by the work of Spanish Impressionist Joaquín Sorolla. Sorolla's ability to capture sunlight, movement, and the fleeting beauty of a summer day has long inspired Kelly's own exploration of light and color.

Soft pastels were used to capture the shimmering blues of the Mediterranean, warm golden sand, and the sunlit boats resting along the shore. Rather than focusing on every detail, the painting embraces an impressionistic approach, allowing color, light, and expressive pastel marks to create the feeling of standing on the beach on a bright summer afternoon.

For Kelly, painting is about more than creating an image—it is about being present in a moment and giving herself permission to explore something new. After working primarily in digital art earlier in her career, she turned to traditional painting later in life and discovered that she couldn't live without paint. Her work is an ongoing exploration of beauty, emotion, memory, and the simple joy of creating.

Details:
• Original one-of-a-kind artwork
• Soft pastel on Clairefontaine
• 12 x 16 inches
• Unframed
• Treated with Fixative to Protect Surface
• Signed by the artist