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.
DESCRIPTION:
This painting reminded me of a hymn I sang as a child: 'We are climbing Jacob's Ladder.' I certainly don't remember all the words, but I do remember the feeling of awe at the ineffable mystery of our universe. The only time I feel that now is when I paint, or when I see something in nature that is incredibly inspiring, like the recent solar eclipse.
2017 Acrylic on watercolor paper Size: 16"x12"