A sketch of the sea breaking close to the shore at St Ives in Cornwall. The artist has concentrated on the rhythmic breaking of waves placed diagonally across the painting. He is concerned to show the crests of the waves as they inexorably move towards the shore. The white of the foam is counterbalanced by the white on the sea in the distance. A ship is just visible on the horizon. St Ives has been an important town for artists from the 1890s to the present day. Everett rented a studio at Porthmeor Beach during 1935 and this sketch probably relates to that period. Porthmeor Beach was very popular with other artists. Everett first visited St Ives in 1896 when he records that he knew all the 80 artists then working in the town, many of whom were involved in establishing an artists' club. He was particularly friendly with Julius Olsson, president of the Arts Club, founded in 1890, who also had a studio looking out over Porthmeor Beach. Olsson's paintings with their concentration on pure seascapes, the colour of the waves, and the effects of light on the surface of the water, were undoubtedly a major formative influence on Everett. The painting is inscribed 'St Ives' verso.