David Wagstaff-Myers Photography

There’s a special kind of stillness that comes with watching boats drift quietly on a sunlit harbour.  Sailboats and Sunlight  is a piece inspired by that exact moment — a peaceful pause, caught between tide and sky, painted straight from memory and affection for the Yorkshire coast. This artwork, like so many of my coastal scenes, was born from time spent watching light play across the water at  Whitby Harbour . It’s a place that always calls me back — as a photographer, as a painter, and as someone who just finds calm in the sea’s quiet rhythm. The Beauty of Whitby Harbour There’s nowhere quite like  Whitby Harbour . A mix of fishing boats and pleasure craft, aged piers and salty air — it’s full of character. That soft clatter of rigging, the glint of morning light off wet wood, the gentle sway of the tide. These are the moments I try to capture in my  coastal art  — not just what it looks like, but how it feels to be there. For me,  marine scenery ...