Sea of Memory

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A scene from the American West left unfinished and found in a dumpster.

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For this one I decided to try something new.   No sketch.    No plan.

I turned it vertically and started painting…

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I cut a custom stencil using my x-acto knife.  I wanted to create a large teardrop of turquoise stones.

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Using a palette knife, I filled in the stencil with 3 layers of joint compound and let it dry for an hour.

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Then I faux painted them to look like turqoise using 3 shades of blue, burnt umber, and white.

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More greens and blues and purples mixed with matte gel to look like the sea.

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Baby sea turtles….

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This painting is completely different from most of my work.   It’s interesting to see where it went.  It seems that whether I have a preliminary sketch or not, the concepts of memory and loss still come through clearly.  It felt good to “get it out”, if that makes sense.  Art is medicine.

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my art. Be sure and see my daily sketches and other works in progress on my FB page.

Have a great week ~ Scarlett

between memory and purple 1

 

14 Comments

  1. This is stunning love how it turned out…

  2. Hi Scarlett – I too thought stunning … and amazing how Egyptian she looks – love it and those colours are amazing. Fascinating that you’ve recycled the rejected canvas .. and the matte gel you used .. also the name of the purple mixed with quinacridone magenta … loved looking that up …

    I recently visited the National Gallery to see their Summer exhibition “Making Colour” … and I need to return to take the survey they had at the end … so they can get an overview of all participant’s reactions to colours.

    I need to write about that visit too – and tie in with synesthesia … to add to two recent posts I put up …. this “Sea of Memory” is just wonderful to see and follow through your creation … very clever and creative …

    Cheers Hilary

    • Thank you, Hilary, I always appreciate your visits my friend, I’ll be over to visit your site to learn something new very soon! ~Scarlett

  3. This is beautiful Scarlett, such an effective and emotional piece of art, and therapy!

    I Hope you have a great new week! Take Care xoxo

    • Annmaree, sweet young lady, you have been such a sweet and faithful follower of this blog for a long time, how can I tell you how much I appreciate you? Thank you for continuing to visit and leave your sweet words. ~Scarlett

  4. Fascinating. So simple, yet so not. I love the turquoise!

  5. Love the colors in this one!

  6. I like so many things about this: The colors and textures, the way you repurposed the horizon of the original painting and turned it into three vertical stripes, and the way the turtles shells, teardrops, and sparkles in her eye all reflect each other. Wonderful.

  7. holly osborn

    love your never ending creativity colors are fabulous just love it

  8. Scarlett,
    I loved following you creative steps. Your awesome talent amazes me. It has no bounds.
    Thank you for sharing this Egypt1an Princess with me. Her exquisite tears break her stoney expression.Preparing her to return to life.
    Tremendous and powerful painting.
    Love and a big hug,
    Karen

  9. @Brenda – Thank you so much, apprecaite it!

    @Alida – Glad you like ’em, thanks for stopping by! Stay in touch!

    @Jessica -Thank you! I love reading your observations, it’s awesome to hear what others draw from a piece of art! Thank you for taking the time to comment, I truly appreciate it!

  10. @Laurie – I’m grateful to you for leaving words of encouragement, thank you!

    @Holly – Thank you, Aunt Holly, means a lot to me that you visit my site, love you!

    @Karen -I love your beautiful interpretation, thank you so much for taking the time to comment, blessings to you and your family!

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