Original Gouache Painting | A2 Size (59 cm x 42 cm) | Framed in a Modern Rubberwood Frame
For generations, sailors have looked skyward for signs of change. Wispy cirrus clouds—known as mares’ tails—streak across the sky like windblown whispers, foretelling incoming weather. Paired with patchy cirrocumulus, they echo the old sea proverb: “Mares’ tails and mackerel scales make lofty ships to carry low sails.”
In this piece, those delicate signals gather above Kapiti Island, standing sentinel over Cook Strait—the wild stretch of water that divides New Zealand’s North and South Islands. It’s a moment of quiet tension, where beauty and warning meet.
This artwork has found its forever home, but its story lives on.
Original Gouache Painting | A2 Size (59 cm x 42 cm) | Framed in a Modern Rubberwood Frame
For generations, sailors have looked skyward for signs of change. Wispy cirrus clouds—known as mares’ tails—streak across the sky like windblown whispers, foretelling incoming weather. Paired with patchy cirrocumulus, they echo the old sea proverb: “Mares’ tails and mackerel scales make lofty ships to carry low sails.”
In this piece, those delicate signals gather above Kapiti Island, standing sentinel over Cook Strait—the wild stretch of water that divides New Zealand’s North and South Islands. It’s a moment of quiet tension, where beauty and warning meet.
This artwork has found its forever home, but its story lives on.
