Drowning In Ether
Victoria Chapman © 2007 - Watercolor
This particular piece is a painting that took me nearly three years to complete. I originally started it back in the beginning of 2005. I did not complete it until December of 2007. The space between the work made for an interesting experience as I could actually see a difference in the way I painted. My style of creating faces has changed some. The original face is the green one at the top, which I added to later to balance out the whole painting. The new face, created in 2007 is the bottom purple one.
The painting started as an experiment in textures. I threw a bunch of color down in splatters, puddles and streaks. This is the final result from that start. Various brushes, sponges, salt, water and fingers created the strokes of color.
This painting was recently featured in the University of Connecticut's first annual Illustration Alumni Show. The theme was "Afterlife", which could be interpretted in any way we saw fit. This painting fit the bill as I had in mind a state of death. Not unpleasant, but peaceful, slowly swirling in the depths of energy, color and light.
