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.
Although it looks simple, this painting took forever. My initial quiet sunrise over the water somewhere was really bland and boring. I wanted a little drama ... but not too much. So I made a few changes in the sky, and then in the water, and then in the trees. Finally done. This is what it looks like when something's coming, but you're not sure what.
2022 Acrylic on raw canvas Size: 20" x 16"