Dead Sea Sentinel Multi-media/Acrylic on canvas 30'x40''

Blue Ship-Wreck 40"x30" Multi-Media/Acrylic on canvas

Have at last time to paint again... a new piece Blue Shipwreck 40"x30" (multi-media/acrylic on canvas) is a toned down version of the usually turbulent skies I usually enjoy painting...

Dead Sea Sentinel 30"x40" (multi-media/acrylic on canvas) is a retouched earlier work that I thought lacked life... it now has more vibrant earthy/orange hues...

This experimental work, 30"x36" acrylic/multi-media on canvas, depicts the return of man-made objects to nature. The remnants of a rusted wreck returning to natural elements.

Metaphorically the world as we know it returns to the greater whole... The great unknown! My intention was to juxtapose structure and formlessness... All structure exists in a greater realm...  

The camera seemed incapable of capturing the teal tones of the piece... Another skill-set to develop! :-) 

Wreck at Sunset 48"x36" Acrylic/Multi-Media on Gallery Canvas

Wreck in the Mist 40"x20' Acrylic/Multi-Media on gallery canvas

Fiery Wreck 30"x40" Acrylic/Multi-Media on canvas

Wreck at Dawn 30"x30" Acrylic/Multi-Media on canvas

Wreck - Afternoon Sky 14'x14' Acrylic/Multi-Media on canvas (framed)

Wooden Wreck - High & Dry 30"X36" Acrylic/Multi-Media on Canvas

Wrecked Frigate 20'x20" Acrylic/Multi-Media on Gallery Canvas

Partially Submerged Wreck 14"x11' Acrylic/Multi-Media on Canvas

Beached Wreck 14"x11" Acrylic/Multi-Media on canvas

Blue Sea Wreck 36"x24" Acrylic/Multi-Media on canvas (framed)

Blue Ship Wreck 40"x30" Acrylic/Multi-Media on canvas

Ater a slow start this year, I am working on several pieces that feature rusted wrecks on the shore. While the theme of nature reclaiming man made objects continues to fascinate me, the popularity of these paintings has prompted me to consider an exhibition dedicated to this subject later this year! 

The darker piece, Wreck at Sunset, 48"x36" features a piece of rusted/encrusted metal found on the beach, intended to depict a decaying wreck that has merged into the landscape. I have incorporated sea-sand/pebbles (from wherever I spotted the metal pieces) into the textured foreground. The sunset/sea background derives from my imagination.   

The second, Wreck in the Mist, 40"x20" attempts to depict the pristine isolation of a wreck as an integral part of the landscape. The rusty hulk has no toxicity left...  

The third, Fiery Wreck 30'x40", fourth Wreck at Dawn 30"x30" & fifth Wreck - Afternoon Sky 14"x14'are similar in concept/construction... Capturing the precise moment of light emerging through cloud is always a challenge!

The sixth work High & Dry 30"x36"depicts an old wooden wreck stranded high above the receding water line... 

The smaller pieces, Partially Submerged Wreck 14x11, Wrecked Frigate 20'x20" & Beached Wreck II 14'x11"depict simplicity rather than my usual preoccupationwith the dramatic juxtaposition of nature and gradual decay...

Similiar work completed in 2011:

Wreck at Low Tide: Acrylic/Multi-media 60x40

Wreck at Low Tide (detail)

Wreck at Low Tide 40x60 (in full sunlight)

Wrecked Trawler on Beach: 24x18 Acrylic/Multi-Media.

Beached Wreck: 40x20 Acrylic/Multi-Media

Wreck at Low Tide II 24x12 Mulit-Media/Acrylic on Canvas framed

Commissions accepted!