Abyss Diving 36" x 60"

$3,600.00

Composed in layers of pigment and resin, this figurative painting plays with the way light enters the surface of the painting. The abstracted figure dives into the depths of a deep cobalt-blue abyss of an underwater cave — the cenotes.

Hand-made pigments included in this work are red jasper, Egyptian blue, cobalt blue, and malachite green. These crushed crystals and pigments imbue metaphysical healing energy into the work.

  • Measures 36" x 60"

  • Ready to Hang

  • Resin layered painting on canvas

  • surface is sanded down to a smooth matte finish

Composed in layers of pigment and resin, this figurative painting plays with the way light enters the surface of the painting. The abstracted figure dives into the depths of a deep cobalt-blue abyss of an underwater cave — the cenotes.

Hand-made pigments included in this work are red jasper, Egyptian blue, cobalt blue, and malachite green. These crushed crystals and pigments imbue metaphysical healing energy into the work.

  • Measures 36" x 60"

  • Ready to Hang

  • Resin layered painting on canvas

  • surface is sanded down to a smooth matte finish

Earlier this winter, a friend suggested I take a botanical drawing class held at the Smith College Green House. I had visited the greenhouse multiple times as a Smith undergrad (2002 - 2006), but somehow, over the decade, had forgotten this sanctuary existed.

The green house has become a space for me this winter -- a representation of the heart --  it's vitality dependent upon deliberate and consistent tending.

Winter’s dull palette is caught ablaze here: the color palette celebrating a bright and balmy reprieve. The paint strokes are immediate and bold, mirroring the passion and freedom experienced by the heart when it is tended to with tenderness and deliberation.