Please read an excerpt from the review by Mark Jenkins.
“... among [his] most appealing paintings is a vision of peacefulness. The ferocity depicted in “Endless Horizon” is that of waves rushing the shore, often under slate-gray skies. A longtime volunteer in hurricane relief efforts, Estrada knows the potential danger of squalling seas. But the intensity of oceanic storms clearly has some appeal to the Silver Spring artist, whose exhibition includes 16 small square oils that all depict hurricane-driven surf.
The strongest contrast to the hurricane suite is “Indian River,” a calming view of a waterway that meanders through a marsh, its tranquil surface mirroring the blue of the cloud-puffed sky above. Also quiet, if more dramatic, is “March Morning,” in which daybreak begins to dapple beads of light on a still-dark ocean. That picture is the loosest of these canvases, which are realistic and impressionistic in equal measure. Estrada deftly likens once-liquid pigment to surging waters, giving his seascapes a sense of latent power.”
