and what about oil spills? was inspired by another artist's painting against wind energy, his argument was; windmills aren't pretty and they are big. I am not against energy and I am for renewable energy, so I posed this question to him in this painting- and what about oil spills?
This painting reflects my concerns over drilling off the fragile shores in the Gulf Coast. I painted this December 2009 and it became prophetic when a BP deep well oil rig exploded and started leaking oil.
The stark contrast of the white sand beach and the slick black oil spill cutting a gash in the beach sand along with the violence of the compositional down ward thrust is pointing to the victims of the spill. The setting sun with its violent reds and with the oil rig silhouetted at the top gives an ominous drama and sets the mood as we ride the black spills through some of the most beautiful sand beaches in the world reaching a mated pair of Brown Pelicans, a symbol of Florida, it's people, and these beaches. The male is standing guard over his expired mate both drenched in oil, with the oil slick pooling around her beak creating an oily rainbow of muted pink and purple reflecting the setting sun above.
The acrylic painting was created using Florida Gulf Coast sand, and as you can see this sand is a pristine white. I sifted the sand to give perspective by adding the small shells and sea matter only to the lower part of the painting.
Plein Air Painting is a natural for me because I am happiest outside communing with nature through creating art. Not only do I get to convey the visual but also the sounds and smells, and the wind against my skin, the passing of the clouds and the sun; all these elements influence my art. While plein air painting in Florida, with it's unique semi tropical envrionment, I feel a deep a connection to the spiritual in life. I hope my art conveys the depth of my joy.
because I am happiest outside communing with nature through creating art. Not only do I get to convey the visual but also the sounds and smells, and the wind against my skin, the passing of the clouds and the sun; all these elements influence my art. While plein air painting in Florida, with it's unique semi tropical envrionment, I feel a deep a connection to the spiritual in life. I hope my art conveys the depth of my joy.