Beach cliff

The composition is anchored by the striking, horizontal strata of the famous striped cliffs rising dramatically from the beach. The pastels beautifully render the distinct, stacked bands of colour:
The powdery medium of the pastels allows for soft blending along the cliff edges while maintaining a rough, chalky texture that perfectly mimics the weathered stone.
In the foreground, the painting emphasizes a wide, sweeping expanse of the tidal beach. Large, smooth, rounded beach rocks are scattered heavily across the shore, exposed by the low tide. These boulders are thickly coated in an expressive blend of bright green moss and slippery seaweeds, rendered with deep olive and lime-green pastel strokes that contrast sharply with the red and yellow of the cliffs behind them. Shallow pools of tidal water mirror the colours of the coast, completing a scene that captures the raw, texturally rich essence of the Norfolk coastline.