Serendipity Print

Serendipity is a landscape-oriented abstract expressionistic piece, on a hand built, sanded and triple gesso-coated, medium texture canvas. Hanging equipment available upon request. When I created this, I followed the flowing of ideas in my head - like I say, every piece of art is perfect in itself, and yet it is never the image that I predict in my head. I started out with an idea, a smooth, steady flowing of black into grey, grey into blue. These colors express feeling and emotion, the blending of different tones of sadness and darkness in life. Across the center of the piece, you can see a splash of white, purple of gold. Life can seem dull, and it can be painful and sad nearly everyday - but there is nothing like the flash of light, a smile or a laugh that can brighten up a day in an instant, standing stark against the backdrop of a dull life. And together, life is beautiful, neither all sad nor all happy, but a complex and extraordinary blend of both, and something to be enjoyed as a whole. I hope in this piece, you might be struck with a feeling of light and energy that filled me as I painted it, and that it might always remind you of the beauty of life.