Tropical Current

Inspired by the bioluminescence seen at night when a wonderous bright blue glow occurs in warm tropical waters produced by billions of single-celled algae called Noctiluca Scintillans, commonly known as “sea sparkle”.
This harmless microscopic plankton floats just under the surface of the water and produces a chemical called luciferin which emits blue light.
This light show is activated if threatened by predators or disturbed by currents and winds.
I chose a palette of liquid paint blues to produce a greenish tinge when mixed, and white paint to create the patterns of the current.
Using a restrained palette of blue, green, white and black that creates a dramatic and beautiful sense of movement.
The close-up views show the gradations in the paint produced by different additives to get the desired effect.
Like the phenomena itself, this painting looks dramatic when lit at night.
The painting is on a smooth artist-quality canvas with a fluid painting technique style.
This unique artwork cannot be replicated. It is created using various methods to control flow, connections between colours, and layering to reveal underlying colours and bring depth to the painting.

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Hi, I'm Nina, an Australian abstract landscape artist based in Melbourne.

I use both fluid and textured acrylic paints to create original works on canvas.

I explore the interplay of different paint colours, textures, and additives to guide the work in a certain way; with intuition and serendipity allowing the works to reveal themselves as they are created.

I am inspired by aerial views, and my on-ground experiences camping and exploring alpine mountains, inland rivers, outback deserts, tropical rainforests, and rugged coastlines in remote regions in Australia.

My abstracted landscapes capture the power, beauty, and fragility of the environment through the light, colours, movement, forms, and textures created by the physics of nature.

I draw on my background as a painter and a documentary filmmaker to create compositions, choose colour palettes and develop movement within the constraints of the canvas.

Many of my paintings are based on actual locations, and I bring the feelings, thoughts, and physical sensations of experiencing them in my painting process.

I am fascinated by how different seasons change the landscape dramatically and guide the different moods in each painting; whether it is peaceful, energetic, restrained, or vibrant; while the composition enables the viewer to follow the movement across the entire painting.

I hope that in viewing my art you will see the beauty and fragility I find in the natural environment and like me, be in awe of its sustaining force in our lives.