Surfacing
Painting referencing light on the surface of water at night
Oil On Canvas
2022
20 x 20 x 1.5 in
50.8 x 50.8 x 3.81 cm
"Surfacing" (20 x 20") captures that liminal moment between below and above—when what has been submerged rises toward light, when hidden things emerge, when the boundary between depths and air becomes permeable.
Working with oil on canvas, I built up deep passages of midnight blue and navy punctuated by luminous areas where light reflects on water's surface at night. The painting suggests looking up from underwater toward that glimmering boundary, or perhaps looking down at water where moonlight catches the constantly shifting plane between liquid and air. Vertical passages drip downward like water streams or upward like bubbles rising.
"Surfacing" works as both physical description and metaphor. What has been hidden beneath comes to light. What has been held down breaks through. The night setting adds mystery—we don't fully see what surfaces, only sense its emergence through disrupted light. This is a painting about revelation, about the moment before something becomes fully known, when it's still half in darkness, half in light.
Professional-grade oil on canvas. Edges painted, ready to hang. Signed on back. Certificate included.
Painting referencing light on the surface of water at night
Oil On Canvas
2022
20 x 20 x 1.5 in
50.8 x 50.8 x 3.81 cm
"Surfacing" (20 x 20") captures that liminal moment between below and above—when what has been submerged rises toward light, when hidden things emerge, when the boundary between depths and air becomes permeable.
Working with oil on canvas, I built up deep passages of midnight blue and navy punctuated by luminous areas where light reflects on water's surface at night. The painting suggests looking up from underwater toward that glimmering boundary, or perhaps looking down at water where moonlight catches the constantly shifting plane between liquid and air. Vertical passages drip downward like water streams or upward like bubbles rising.
"Surfacing" works as both physical description and metaphor. What has been hidden beneath comes to light. What has been held down breaks through. The night setting adds mystery—we don't fully see what surfaces, only sense its emergence through disrupted light. This is a painting about revelation, about the moment before something becomes fully known, when it's still half in darkness, half in light.
Professional-grade oil on canvas. Edges painted, ready to hang. Signed on back. Certificate included.