Oceans Deep

Featured image in blog, Break Through

Featured image in blog, Constellation Mark Making

Distinction:

National Juried Exhibition. “Oceans Deep.”  Watercolor Society of Alabama. Eastern Shore Art Center. Fairhope, Alabama.

Artist Statement:

I started this piece along with “Springtime Thaw” in early November but I didn’t like where they were going. Both have as many as ten layers of paint on them. You can see the cracks in many areas.

I turned each piece every which way once the initial washes were on, hoping to see something.  On both of the pieces, I always saw the water, but believe it or not, I couldn’t decide if the water should be on the top, the side or in the middle. I kept adding and taking away, which is what painting is always all about. 

These pieces are excellent examples of why I have a hard time answering when folks ask me the question, “How long does it take to paint a painting?” I just say, “A long time.”  Note the constellations in both. I am liking the statement they make about networking and linking one to another.  I also see computer boards in them, very much a part of our times and how linking to others in large open spaces, makes our worlds seem closer and smaller.