Cricketts Inky Art Blot

    I am still thinking about those Chihuly colours and shapes and sea kelp trees swaying with the motion of the tide.   Jellyfish have tremendous beauty and grace, that entices the viewer ever closer. Like mythical mermaids, these mesmerizing beauties have their dark side and can burn, sting and can even bring death.  

I'm still manipulating the images to get the final look that I want. I have been thinking that it would be cool to combine these images with a collograph overlay for more texture. I may have to find some press time soon! I am pleased with how the water ripples came out. It is something that has really captured me lately and I have made many images in the last 6 months which carry something of this nature. Some are more realistic than others 😉 I first started attempting the ripples after seeing reflections from glass on the walls in the Dale Chihuly Museum in Seattle last summer. I loved the feel of colourful underwater immersion when walking through his wonderful glass displays.

Day 2 (do I even have to write the day? I am so going to get muddled in double numbers!) Well here we go, I made something sea like in an abstract manner (watercolour and digital- Tradigital painting) and I'm proud of following up for a second day running: My paintings are currently underwater themed inspired not from a snorkeling trip, but from visiting the Dale Chihuly Museum in Seattle last summer! This is not the first time that I have made work with an underwater theme, but it is the first for at least 15 years. In the past I had an Atlantis collection which spanned printmaking, painting and ceramic sculpture. Seeing the Chihuly exhibition combined with a trip to Alaska that was filled with whale watching and Northern Lights, I started formulating mental images and colors for new experiments. The images are based less on nature's own subtle ocean colors and more on the colors found in glass such as Chihuly's and the incredible Aurora Boreal...