Original Oil Painting on Canvas by Geoffrey C. Smith
48"W x 60"h
 
On the rocky shoreline of Resurrection Bay, a group of harbor seals basks in the fleeting Alaskan sun. In Between the Forest and the Sea, Geoffrey C. Smith captures the delicate meeting point of land, water, and life — the rugged coastline where spruce forest tumbles into cold, blue depths. Painted with bold palette-knife strokes, the surface shimmers with texture: wet stone, rippling water, and the soft, silvery forms of the seals resting between tides.
 
The scene is both tranquil and vital. Here, the forest feeds the sea, and the sea feeds the shore. Smith translates this balance into color and movement, revealing the quiet harmony that exists when the wild world simply pauses to breathe.