Oil on glass

Signed certificate of authenticity.

This artwork comes with an external frame

During a quarantine at homestay in early 2021 after a shortened visit to QLD, I needed to purchase my groceries online. Generally, I take fabric fresh produce bags to the supermarket, to cut down on plastic waste, but this wasn’t an option for home delivery. On packing away my order I was taken by the lettering on the soft plastic bag used for fruit and veg. It read ‘WARNING: to avoid danger of suffocation please keep bag away from children….’ Inspiration hit! I scrunched the bag to make it look like the ripples of the seafloor, photographed it for reference, and painted it onto an ACM panel. I then custom ordered a 4mm piece of super clear glass on which I painted, in reverse, a green sea turtle. This glass was then suspended above the Tasmanian Oak framed painted panel with aluminium standoffs. Due to the space between the turtle and the seafloor a shadow is cast giving the illusion of depth and movement.

There are D rings on the back of the frame to assist in hanging the artwork.