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Rocks and Water as Metaphor for Life's Journey Painting
United States
Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Size: 40 W x 40 H x 4 D in
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My intention when creating this painting was to make the waves appear to be crashing up against the rocks and in contrast to the calm waters of the tide pool in the foreground. For me, this is where the metaphor of rocks and water as life's journey comes together. The ocean water is soft and cool at the shoreline, but, when the weather conditions are right, the ocean tide relentlessly crashes against the hard rocks. The rocks weigh much more than the water, but the strength of the crashing waves can literally move the rocks into new formations. Ultimately, the rocks are smoothed by the water, and over time, they will disintegrate. The crashing waves represents how life challenges us-often unexpectedly. These sometimes violent storms shift us much like the waves shift the formations of the rocks. We long for the stillness of the tide pool, but we find our strength when we are challenged by the storms. Similarly, we want to see ourselves strong like the rocks, able to weather the most violent storms. But time softens us, heals us, the storms we weather wizen us. We are smoothed at the edges and anticipate the next storm, for which we increasingly know we can weather. This metaphor for life is why I have returned to the subject of rocks and water as self-portrait for close to 30 years now.
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Painting:Acrylic on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:40 W x 40 H x 4 D in
Frame:Other
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Meg Black has been a practicing artist working with natural fibers for over thirty years. As one of a handful of artists working in this exploratory medium, she has become something of a pioneer, internationally recognized by galleries and collectors alike. Her focus on nature’s palette, detailed compositions, and atmospheric perspective yield stunning landscapes, seascapes, and garden views. Her paintings are acclaimed for their textured surface and colorful luminosity. Meg’s work has been included in multiple group and solo exhibitions and has been acquisitioned into private, corporate, healthcare, and public collections. Collectors of her work may be found as far away as Venice, Italy to the remote corners of northern Alaska. As a widely acclaimed artist, Meg has been asked to contribute to several art publications including The Arts, Aesthetics, and Education, Salem State University Sextant, and Hand Papermaking Magazine. She has appeared on the New England Chronicle TV show and Home and Garden TV. She currently calls Topsfield, MA. her home where she spends long hours cocooned in her attached studio.
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