Refraction of light

This work emerges from direct observation of the Cantabrian Sea in Gijón on a crisp September day marked by clear skies and powerful waves. The composition focuses on the precise instant when sunlight cuts through the water just as the wave begins to curve, allowing light to penetrate the ocean mass and reveal the vibrant, translucent green tone within.

The painting explores how sunlight transforms the water as it passes through it in full motion. The contrast between the deep blue, the white foam, and the backlit area captures how a moment of sheer power turns, for a fraction of a second, into pure transparency.