Landfall Ember – Memories of Ancestral Strakes begins at the level of wet timber and salt spray. A weathered shoreline log, long-ago destined for keel or strakes, runs through the upper right of the canvas, its blue-green stains and scraped bark dragged into long, horizontal strokes. Along its edge, bursts of vermilion and yellow-orange lichen cling to the surface and scatter outward, as if this fallen trunk is shaking off sparks as it comes to rest. Beneath it, the foreground planks run hot with ember color – oranges, reds, and golds riding the grain – so that the beach reads less as sand and more as glowing memory, still warm from the friction of landfall.
The title nods to the strakes of a wooden hull – the long planks once hewn from trees like this and bent into Norse-Gael birlinn ships. Here we meet the timber just before or long after that fate: a relic log lying where sea and shore meet, carrying the idea of all the vessels that could have been, or once were. The distant island and turquoise water in the upper left keep the voyage in view, while the tight crop on log and ember-lit planking holds us in the present moment of landfall. The drifting lichen and paint-like flecks read as fragments of story shaken loose and carried down the generations, still bright against the deep blues and glowing ember tones.
Stylistically, this is contemporary abstract coastal realism: a tight, square composition that focuses on texture and movement rather than horizon and sky. Heavy brushwork on the log, directional grain in the planks, and scattered lichen dots give the surface a richly tactile, almost sculpted feel. The palette sets searing ember oranges and reds against cool sea-blues and bottle-greens, making it a natural anchor piece for coastal, modern rustic, or character-rich contemporary interiors. Hung above a sideboard, sofa, or reading chair, it reads as both bold color statement and quietly personal relic of the Gaelic shore.
Canvas & Materials
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Premium matte canvas on a 1.25" (3.2 cm) gallery-style stretcher
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Cotton–polyester composite canvas for a fine, painterly surface with excellent color retention
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Inner frame made from radiata pine sourced from renewable forests
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Soft rubber dots on the back corners to protect walls and keep the canvas stable
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Hanging hardware included so the piece arrives ready to place and live with
Printed with care to honor the detail and color balance of the original Archie Kilmor artwork.
Please allow for slight size variation (± 1/8" / 3.2 mm) due to the handcrafted production process.
Original Artwork by Abstract Artist Archie Kilmor.
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Product information: Generic brand, 2 year warranty in EU and Northern Ireland as per Directive 1999/44/EC
Care instructions: If the canvas does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, damp cloth.
