What I love about water – ocean, lake, river, waterfall – is how it is always changing. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même. Change is inevitable. The challenge is how to capture the depth, the movement. In my abstract, acrylic paintings, water sometimes looks like water, but it also sometimes looks like space or sky. Honestly, it’s not something I always control. Some paintings just happen.
What I love about water – ocean, lake, river, waterfall – is how it is always changing. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même. Change is inevitable. The challenge is how to capture the depth, the movement. In my abstract, acrylic paintings, water sometimes looks like water, but it also sometimes looks like space or sky. Honestly, it’s not something I always control. Some paintings just happen.
I always wanted an atmospheric river/pathway leading to the light, with the light shining through the trees... and it took many many layers. I outlined the process (sorta) on my Instagram feed, but it took a fellow artist from the Art Students League, Lilian Engle, to come up with the title. Thank you, Lilian.
2024 Acrylic on raw canvas