Acrylic on paper, 40 × 50 cm
Contemporary landscape painting

This painting by Hélène Vac captures a summer beach scene on the Atlantic coast, viewed from the sea toward the shoreline. Small figures animate the sand, while distant houses suggest the presence of a village along the coast.

The composition is structured by a strong horizon line, creating depth and guiding the viewer’s gaze from the foreground to the background. The landscape is simplified into essential forms, allowing colour and gesture to take precedence over detailed representation.

A vibrant palette of yellows and blue-greens defines the atmosphere, enhanced by subtle violet accents and touches of pink that energise the surface. The use of acrylic on paper, applied in flat areas and fluid gestures, creates a balance between transparency and density.

Working from photographs and memory, Hélène Vac transforms the observed landscape into a more expressive and contemporary vision. The painting moves between figurative and abstract language, focusing on light, colour, and spatial perception.

This work invites the viewer into a luminous, open space, evoking the warmth, air, and movement of a summer day by the ocean.