Acrylic on linen, ready to hang.
Signed on the back.
This is a large original, one off, abstract painting on canvas ready to hang on your beautiful wall.
There is much for your eyes to explore in this artwork. The dramatic darks and subtle lights in this painting create an otherworldly feel. The background in this painting has a subtle texture and splash of teal, this together with the organic forms drifting daintily across the surface move the eye in and out of focus.
Underwater life thrills me. All the amazing sea-life and the multi-layered landscape beneath the surface is a place of beauty, comfort and discovery. I find these things beautiful and soothing just like creating art.
'Bioluminous Reef Song’ continues in my fascination with the ocean and minutiae of life. It belongs to my ‘Bio Bloom’ Series exploring the sublime beauty of microscopic life, the sea and the natural world. I am deeply inspired by nature and the forces that shape it, especially the ocean.
All the tiny fragments of the universe and patterns of life, and of course I can never escape the Oceans pull on me. I grew in and by the sea. Bioluminescent organisms, magnificent corals, seaweeds, algae, shell forms and all manner of sea creatures from my Snorkelling and rock-pooling around the south coast of Victoria, Australia. All these things I think about and look at when I am creating these paintings.
There is a subtle texture and layered depth to the surface of this piece. Within this painting, I aimed to create an underwater field of magical glowing biomorphic forms and creatures occupying mysterious dark-lit spaces. The intricate forms and the variation in their size and shape moves our eyes attention in and out of focus across the picture plane. I love that your eyes get to explore and discover subtle hidden shapes and patterns within the painted surface, just like underwater diving at a coral reef.
Ultimately my paintings are about connecting to our sense of awe and wonder at the beauty of nature and the miraculous building blocks of all life. The hope is that the paintings trigger a beautiful uplifting and contemplative experience for the viewer. An experience that also reminds us of the beauty in, and of our important relationship to, the fragile natural world.
What I enjoy most about my paintings is they make people smile with a sense of wonderment and feelings of happiness as well as giving their walls interest and intrigue for years to come.
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ALL PAINTINGS ARE VARNISHED with Professional Quality Artists Varnish, once they have been photographed. This gives a protective surface and an exquisite sheen that really makes the colours powerful & eye-catching.
The painting is on canvas wrapped around traditional wooden stretcher bars with edges that are a smart 3.5cm deep out from your wall.
The edges are cleaned, staple free and the painting continuous around the sides of the canvas.
Ready to put on your wall with hanging wire on back.
Painting is signed and titled verso.
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PLEASE NOTE PAINTING IS being sold UNFRAMED
BUT YOU CAN EASILY USE THE HANDY BLUETHUMB FRAMING OPTION .
Please also NOTE if you are in my area you can message me via Bluethumb and book a studio visit to view the artworks in real life before you purchase. And buy via Bluethumb and take home on the spot.
My studio is in the Bayside area of Melbourne, Victoria.
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For international collectors please know that this painting can be safely shipped off the stretcher bars in a tube for a more economical international delivery. Most picture framers are able to re-stretch the canvas for a reasonable fee.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jacquelyn Stephens is a Melbourne based artist who has been successfully exhibiting her paintings for over 20 years since completing a BFA in Painting at the prestigious Victorian College of the Arts. She has gained an extensive knowledge of Art, quality art materials, techniques and theory from working closely within the arts industries and in her own art practice. Jacquelyn works full time from her studio on the Melbourne fringe. She has had several successful solo and group exhibitions in commercial galleries and artists run spaces. Her paintings can be seen in many media publications and are held in private collections worldwide. Many of the key themes in her work have been informed by her interest in water, nature, science, the environment and the domain of medicine.
COMMISSIONS:
Jacquelyn is more than happy to create a unique painting for your wall.
ART COMMISSION FEEDBACK
‘I wanted to let you know that ‘Bioluminous Storm Surge III’ arrived safely this afternoon.
I cannot tell you how much I love it. It is ethereal and mesmerising and exquisite. I’ve attached a couple of photos of where it is now hanging. I am completely lost in it!
Thank you so, so much for this beautiful piece’.
COLLECTOR FEEDBACK
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