#high waves

[landscapeandmarine]

Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish

Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775–1851)

Date: ca. 1837-1838

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

[ltwilliammowett]

Seascape with sailing ship in high waves, by Vilhelm Arnesen (1865-1948)

[paintingsandhistory]

The Shipwreck of the Phoenix at Night on the Coast of Cuba, 4 October 1780

Artist: Dominic Serres the Elder (French-born British, 1722-1793)

Date: 1781

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: National Trust Collections, London, United Kingdom

Description

The wreck of HMS Phoenix, in the Caribbean on 4th October 1780, dominates the right of the painting. On the left, teams of men are hauling on ropes to enable sailors to escape from the ship. Sir Hyde Parker II, Captain of the Phoenix, managed to save almost all of his crew.

[20thcenturyartgallery]

Sea in Fog

Artist: George Bellows (American, 1882-1925)

Date: 1913

Medium: Oil on plywood panel

Collection: Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine, United States

[elijones94]

🌊 This afternoon, my parents and I got in one more day at Piñones. 🌊🇵🇷

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Widespread tsunami warnings after magnitude 8.8 quake off Russia's east coast | BBC News

30 July 2025

Japan and the US have issued tsunami warnings after a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Russia on Wednesday.

Official evacuation orders have been issued to people on the Pacific coast of Japan and in Hawaii.

The first tsunami waves, at 30cm high, arrived at the northern coast of Japan's Hokkaido prefecture before 10.40 local time (02.40 BST), Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported.

Waves at 40cm high have been observed in Tokachi, Hokkaido.

US authorities have issued tsunami warnings for Hawaii and Alaska. Hawaii warns it could face "destructive" 3-meter high waves.

[marysmirages]

Over the Storm (2022)

[alteredstatesstuff]

edge of nowhere