Big Ocean Energy, large surf coastal seascape

Big Ocean Energy, by Alanah Jarvis
A donation from every sale will go towards the ‘Swim it Forward’ foundation to help fund swimming lessons for Aussie kids from low income families. Evidence of this will be sent with the Certificate of Authenticity.
‘Our strength comes from that magic, from the earth and the sky, from the fire and the water Fly high, swim deep, give back to the earth what she gives you..’ Juliet Marillier.
I hope this painting serves as a reminder to live life with big ocean energy, remember to have your calm times, be fierce when needed, sometimes be as certain as the tide and and inconsistent as the wind and find the path of least resistance to achieve your goals.
This painting is unframed, however the edges have been painted to create a faux frame and some images show a frame so the viewer can see how this will look.

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Alanah Jarvis is an Australian painter working from her studio in Bayside, Melbourne, with more than 466 original works now hanging in homes across Australia and internationally. Her practice moves between two bodies of work: the Abstract Weathered Series and the Realistic Ocean Series.

The Abstract Weathered Series is grounded in wabi sabi, the idea that beauty lives in what is worn, imperfect and shaped by time. These are heavy textured artworks built through layering, palette knife and impasto work, then eroded back, so the surface carries the same marks that wind and water leave on stone, timber and earth. The palettes are drawn from Australian nature: ochre, blush, weathered white, dark green & gold. Each contemporary abstract painting is made to reward a second look, colour that shifts with the light, and texture you want to reach out and touch.

The Realistic Ocean Series turns to the coastline. Painted in oil, these seascape paintings and underwater works follow the ocean's changing light and movement, the surface from above, the stillness beneath. They bring space, breath and calm into a room.

Alanah paints on recycled polyester canvas, built to outlast natural fibre canvases. Reclaiming material that would otherwise be discarded has shaped how she works: the surface arrives with a history already in it, which suits a body of work about the marks time leaves behind. She founded Sustainable Canvas to make that material available to other artists and the range was awarded Gold for Product Innovation at the ROAR Awards, recognition for the same canvas these paintings are made on.

Alanah was named a Top 50 Small Business Leader by Inside Small Business (2025) and a Top 100 Finalist in the She-Com Business Awards (2026).

Originals ship ready to hang unless the listing states otherwise. Commissions welcome, Alanah works with collectors and interior designers on pieces made for a specific space, palette and scale.