This is a small oil on board beach scene, painted with quick confident strokes and a deliberately broken surface that keeps the focus on mood and movement rather than detail. It is presented with a dark blue mount and a bold decorative frame that suits the bright palette.
The composition centres on a standing figure in blue with a white hat, engaging with a seated child in the sand, with scattered marks of colour suggesting people and activity across the beach. The sky and sand are built up with layered brushwork in pale blues, creams, lilacs, and warm beige.
It is signed Ross Foster at the lower right with additional initials below, and the windy flags and low horizon line give it that familiar British seaside feeling.