Pelagic Dawn

Ok, so I know I have been super lazy at updating my blog, but I have been so super busy with every day stuff, that I just havent had much time to spare.

So here is one of my latest mixed media pieces, "Pelagic Dawn". It is an exercise in the Japanese Aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi (finding beauty in the imperfect, the aging and in solitude).

I started by covering my canvas with torn scraps of paper, and then painting strips of cherry, blueberry and paynes grey paint over the top.
I then went back and added muted colours, wiping back in areas to let the original colours to come through. I added bits of netted packaging, and some cheesecloth, and loose threads, before painting in the land, the sunrise, and put the detail into the sea.

I finished off by antiquing the edges to add an "aged" appearance. The texture and the layers turned out yummy, and although it appears quite somber, there are little hints of the bolder colours showing through. It is a painting that I find myself wanting to immerse myself in, to get closer and closer and revel in all the bumps and pits of the surface.

Sold July, 2010 at the Shuswap Festival of the Arts.