Volcanic Inferno Painting by Ian Cooper

Painting: Acrylic on Canvas.

‘Volcanic Inferno’, was inspired by personally witnessing the most active volcano in the world … ‘Kilauea’, in Hawaii.

Painted in vibrant fluid acrylics on a large canvas, with my own experimental mix and personal technique to create controlled cells, ‘Volcanic Inferno’ almost radiates heat. It is a total visual experience, which draws the viewer to look closer at the climbing, flaming ‘hot’ cells.

Appealing to all five senses, see the bright red and yellow leaping flames; hear the crackling and popping of the fire; experience the taste and smell of the acrid black and lilac hazy smoke and hold your hands over the slightly textured painting to feel the heat!

See a 3D image and get even closer to the fire by looking through the special 3D glasses.

I have always loved the use of bright colours to create expressive abstract combinations of contrasts and shapes that are both aesthetically pleasing and which create or trigger a ‘feeling’.

Simply feel its power, energy and temperature.