Painting 2

18x24, acrylic paint, 2025

My idea for this artwork was to make a dark stormy night over a black sea.  I got this idea from another similar piece that I really liked and I just love how it looks.  I started this painting off by painting the whole canvas black and letting that dry, once it did I painted over it with black one more time and while it was still wet I started to do the waves that are in the sea so that it could blend out well then I let that dry and repeated the process where it was needed.  After all of that dried I went over the top half of the canvas with black and while it was still wet I used a sponge with a little bit of white paint on it to create the clouds.  I used a sponge to create the clouds so that they would look fluffy and cloud-like.  My intention with the artwork was to portray the idea that you can always find light and beauty in the darkest of days.  I want people to look at my artwork and realize that just because it's all dark and gloomy, doesn't mean it still can be pretty.  The most difficult part for me was definitely the water lines but I eventually found a technique that worked for me.  If I started over I would change how the clouds look. I'm not sure what about it is throwing me off but I feel like they need to be different.  I would consider this a realistic piece of art and what makes it unique to me is everything about it and what it means.  What I love most about this painting is the true meaning that I have put behind it.