Wonderful, Impressionistic Oil on Linen Rough and Rocky Seascape Damascene jewelry dated 1978

dated 1978

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

and deciphered the name of the genius who made it as G

but I think it's fabulous--with this early locomotive coal train hand-drawn over and over on old plywood panel in what appears to have been a black marker

This varnished box has a wonderfully rich patina

Wonderful, Impressionistic Oil on Linen Rough and Rocky Seascape Damascene jewelry dated 1978If 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