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MR. W. AYERST INGRAM, P.R.B.C., R.I.

The study of the sea is surrounded with difficulties which impose upon the painter who attempts it a greater strain than he is likely to experience when he is dealing with any other type of material. The conditions under which sea painting has to be carried on are often very exacting, and very liable to interfere with that spirit of quiet concentration which the artist finds necessary for properly expressing his intentions; and the sea itself is such an elusive subject and so abounding with subtleties of colour and effect that it requires for its right interpretation an exceptional amount of serious observation.

But despite these difficulties quite a number of water-colour painters have chosen the sea as their chief subject of study, and have succeeded conspicuously in realising its fascinating immensity

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