An empty horizon from the deck of the 'Umberleigh'. The waves are shown by a series of short brush strokes of blue-toned paint with one wave prominently featured in the foreground. The sky is a rich yellow at the level of the horizon, indicating the brilliance of the light cast by the sun low down on the horizon. The sun is indicated below clouds in the centre of the painting. Loosely painted blue swirls flecked with yellow suggest clouds with a wash of blue indicating the sky above. Everett sailed in the steamer, 'Umberleigh', from Barry, Wales, to Vancouver, Canada, in December 1933 and returned in March 1934. Everett later observed that from four days out from Barry, they saw the sun every day for the trip as far as the Panama Canal. This meant that there was plenty of colour, light and effects for him to capture in paint. However once they passed through the Canal the weather deteriorated the closer they got to Vancouver. Apart from the oil paintings made on this voyage, Everett also produced 75 watercolour sketches of the Panama Canal.