Carys Avery Welsh creates partially abstract acrylic landscapes typically depicting the sea or a body of water that aim to subvert the stereotypical picturesque depiction of seascapes and in turn challenge the audience. Carys typically uses a palette knife rather than a brush as she finds it allows for a more textured end-result. Her paintings establish a link between the landscape’s reality and that imagined by its observer. Carys does this by abstracting the fundamentals of seascapes and creating something that is obscure, solitary, and sometimes uninviting which offers its audience the opportunity to respond rationally to what is depicted. In some instances, there is no reference to any recognisable form; she relies on the texture and shape of the palette marks which allows the possible interpretations to be widened. This uncertainty forces the viewer to draw interpretations determined by their own personal experiences.