What an amazing painting and I love the steps. An orange or warm background always helps the highlights to pop, don't they. I love the UK adn the sea. I am lucky enough to live on the sea and we get such storms as well, although now with our freeze it is like a tundra out there. I just found you and am also an artist so I am happily following you now. I love finding other artists to connect with on Steemit. It is so good for that.