I have always been a fan of underwater pioneer Jaques Cousteau and this painting takes inspiration in part from the album of the same name by Jean-Michel Jarre. I chose to make some of the black and white shaping look like water itself by blending certain chemicals with my paints, it has a very wet look to it; I like that. The addition of small, more intricate black shapes further suggest thoughts of the small sitting alongside the big; a representation of the scale of the ocean’s ecosystems in balance and harmony.
The base layer was gradually built up using a large number of individual applications – each of subtly changing tones – bubbling up to a crescendo of deep blues and translucent greens that ebb and flow in a constant motion around the canvas; very much in the way our ocean currents move. I wanted to get this feeling of movement into the very heart of the painting. You can see this in action on some of the close up shots.
Waiting for Cousteau is for sale and is painted in a selection of enamel paints, specially blended to my own formula. He measures 100cm x 100cm by 38 mm deep. He was painted onto a pre-stretched 8oz canvas. This piece of contemporary art is ready to hang.
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