I Have Painted The Sea is one of the 13 songs from Messages from Distant Shores, a collection of pieces that make up Ian Emberson's poetry cycle of the same name. The song is an arrangement for baritone of the original tenor voice and instrumental accompaniment. It reflects on aspects of the sea and its affect on people on it or near it. It is Intermediate in voice difficulty but Elementary for the pianist and is of 5 minutes duration.