lighthouse, st john's point

I hate this painting! The sea is unsuccessful, the foreground daisies and thistles are overpowering and the rocky shore very poorly painted. Overall the composition layout is dreary, formulaic and without interest. The only reason I've kept it is the sky, which is simple and subtle, consisting of a single wash of various blues, purples and greys and is much better than this photo shows. St John's Point is one-and-a-half miles south of Killough in County Down, Northern Ireland.