10/21/2024
💥 Red surprised me.
For my EDISMD collection, I let my inner-10-year-old lead, and created a collection where every canvas explored a color. We ended up with a ROYGBIV dream collection, and I LOVED seeing them all hung together.
I also got to be surprised throughout the creation process - and red was the standout. Up until this piece, I hadn’t fully jumped into using such a vibrant hue. Red feels bold, and loud, and almost too much. It was fascinating to see the process as it unfolded.
Working in layers allows me to move from lighter touches into deeper and richer tones. I still remember the shock of pouring carmine onto the canvas - it felt so intensely like blood. Part of me wanted to pull back - was it too much? But the guidelines were there - we were exploring red, and that was that - it could be as much as it wanted, and I was going to keep going.
I found my way to the final paint layers, and the Golden heavy body permanent maroon was just - perfection. So deep it was almost black - the marks helped me settle on the title of the piece: Alchemy. The colors and weights and clots and transparencies of the red did evoke blood - but for me, it wasn’t the one-sided view of injury or death… but also the ocean-scented splash of amniotic fluid. The transformation and balanced edge between birth and creation and death.
"Alchemy" envelops the viewer in a fervent panorama of reds, ranging from deep crimson to vibrant scarlet, invoking the mystical transformation of elements. The layers of color sweep across the canvas with a dynamic energy that symbolizes the powerful changes and reactions inherent in the alchemical process. This piece serves as a visceral embodiment of passion and transformation, resonating with the intensity of emotions that stir beneath the surface.
36 x 48 inches | 91cm x 122cm
Hand stretched raw canvas, acrylics, pastels, charcoals.
Locally framed in custom maple
🟢 Available for purchase | $3510
Creating emotive, dynamic, abstract fine art to help you celebrate your next chapter. Acrylics on raw canvas. Elevated original paintings for your home and work space.
