Expanding Painting

This painting was inspired by a close-up image I took of a pond near my house. I was fascinated with the moving ripple in the water and how the surrounding landscape played into the shapes of the image. My paintings are my interpretation of water. I refer to it as abstract realism as from a distance the water connection is apparent but up close the painting becomes an abstraction of what I saw and felt. The work has a calming and meditative feel to it as water does, allowing the viewer to become immersed in the shapes, colors and line in the painting. This painting is an original one of a kind oil painting. It is painted on a deep canvas with painted sides so no frame is needed. The back has heavy duty hardware and wire for hanging.