Tethered To This Ocean (Diptych)
Anne Griffiths’ abstract work combines a sophisticated colour sense, highly visible gestural strokes, and well-balanced compositions that are suggestive of landscapes and organic forms. Paintings have a matte finish and are ready to hang framed or unframed.
ABOUT THE PAINTING:
This painting came about after one of my many morning stops to the ocean on my way to the studio.
It was early spring and the saltwater still had that crisp clear sparkle of winter to it. I was perched high on a rock, which gave me a perfect view into the thriving sea forms below. The circular patterns of the kelp interwinding in the current made me think how everything in the ocean gracefully coexists and it made me feel incredibly connected to this place I call home. I really wanted to create this feeling of a wrapping form which would hopefully express the feeling of comfort and the love that the ocean gives back. The palette and use of various levels of opacity of the oil paint was my way to create the playful shifting of water and hopefully has resulted in a fresh way of depicting the ocean.
I came to realize that growing up next to the ocean has made me reliant on it emotionally… and it is as if I am tethered to it forever. So, it is quite a literal title.
