EarthSkyMind Painting

This grew out of a phone snapshot taken on Hampstead Heath some years ago, of a kid flying a dragon kite. I did a small very loose version first but on blowing it up found I needed a completely new expression of paint and had to break new ground in texture and wash. Also the dragon just didn't work, so after some dead ends it became a jellyfish kite. Flying jellyfish have featured in previous work for no particular reason, I just rather like the way it stretches the mind a bit. I don't really use brushes. The fine fast lines are achieved using very loose paint in a little squeezy bottle, modified with folded up bits of canvas. I'm particularly happy with the figures on the ground, how just a few quick lines can say so much. The verticals rising up from the main figures and ending in balloon-ish shapes sort of just happened as a compositional element. To me they are like a connection to spirit realms but I make no claim on that meaning. You're free to make whatever association works for you. It's split into 2 canvases for ease of transport and I rather like the horizontal split in the composition. To ship work this size overseas I prefer to remove the canvas and ship in a sturdy tube for restretching at the destination.

Multi-paneled Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:59.1 W x 70.9 H x 1.8 D in

Number of Panels:2

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.