Earth pigment,Kelp,Shell,Berries,Sloes,Lichen,Oak Gall,Liquid Iron,Copper on Paper
200 x 140cm

This piece looks at the tension that occurs between elements. It was painted in response to a swim through a kelp forest during a storm on the equinox in Port, Donegal. The eye is drawn to the movement across the paper where colour and form are contrasted against each other. The physical application of colour onto the page in quick energetic motions echo the haphazard energy of the storm ravaged kelp forest, pulling and pushing against the swell. Ink pools are apparent on the paper, tracing the motion of liquid as it was painted. Quick spritzed pigment captures the feeling of dancing fractures where light succeeds and fails to permeate.
The work was created using ink and pigment created from the landscape surrounding the site.