Ifor Davies looks at the background of a picture which features many of the grey, stark characteristics of a typical Lowry picture but also a greater element of colour. He takes Lowry's work as the inspiration to create his own painting of the scene. It took a great deal of persuasion with Ifor Davies to do this, who is not a great admirer of Lowry. To change Ifor's mind, he was taken to Lowry’s hometown of Salford, near Manchester and the impressive Lowry Salford Quays Centre. Rhyl Harbour was painted at a difficult time in Lowry’s life, some time after his mother’s death in 1939. As a child, Lowry had spent many a summer holiday in the Welsh seaside town, and that may explain why it has more colour than his more well-known industrial landscapes. However, loneliness and desolation are evident in this seascape too, particularly in the darkening sky. (quoted from http://www.s4c.co.uk/bydoliw/ e_lowry.shtml)