Painting by Victoria Pynt 134 Artworks Sold

Rock pool gems

Mixed Media, Canvas, Ready to hang

76cm (W) x 61cm (H) x 2cm (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included
A$480

Artwork Description

Layers of organic texture and tropical colours, the more you look the more you see - just like days spent wandering the rock pools on an island holiday.

On our first visit to Fiji my partner and I spent a whole morning scouring the vast low-tide rock pools, marveling at the colours in the fish, coral and seaweeds, and all the weird little creatures in between. This painting is done from memory, honouring my impressions of that glorious morning and the imprint it left in my mind.

Layer upon layer of paint and texture in this piece revive that impression of an immense amount of life, with creatures inside seaweed inside rock crevasses inside little pools inside a vast seascape. Earthy brown and latte tones balance the vibrant turquoise and teal, and soft mauves. Finished with semi gloss varnish for shine and protection.

Artist Bio

From my studio in Canberra, Australia I work to create ethereal abstract nature paintings that echo that feeling of ease and wellness that twinkles through you when you stop in a pocket of forest or under a tree, stepping into Earth’s embrace. I would love to show you around my studio in person. Meantime, please enjoy exploring this virtual shop, zoom in, peer close, and reach out with any questions.

In the tangle of the forest understorey, the connectivity of all things is most apparent to me. The sense of oneness and gentle alive-ness leads me to create layers of subtle, organic marks that invite the viewer in, like we lean in to listen when someone speaks softly. Paint is added or removed, responding to the moment; some things from life, some imagined, as though co-creating, until this pocket of wilderness is formed enough to hold us. Final flecks of colour are allowed to skip across the surface like sunlight on leaf, web or tiny wing. I’m exploring the concept of Nature as divinity, accessed by grounding in the wild-grown Earth that is the ancestral home for our species. The result, I hope, is artwork with a sense of the ethereal; that is somehow both divine-uplift and soft-landing – like opening the door to home.

Visit my website for my full range including small works, and to join my Collectors List for early access to new work.

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