I've spent much of my life on Bream Bay beach, walking, swimming, surfing, playing with the dog. One thing which always stops me in my tracks is the site of a horse coming down the beach. Of all the things you can do on a beach, there's just something extra special about riding a horse. Lately I've had the chance to do this with my wife and I have the feeling that this is the first of many paintings on this theme. In this painting I wanted to express the vastness of Bream Bay, the special quality of the golden evening light and the beauty of the reflections in the wet sand.