Lily Pond Trilogy

LILY POND TRILOGY (triptych)
Please Note: 3 paintings in this TRIPTYCH. Each painting measures 91X122cm
Knowing that the finish is close, is bittersweet…..After spending months working on this large triptych 122x91cm oil painting it has become an extension of me. It began as external physical experience and now is a painting of that experience. Twice, I change the order of the work before settling on this order.
Today , I want to add the golden light reminiscent of afternoon light, and reinforce the sweeping lines of the pads as they wander over the water. …connecting all the elements together ......individually and between all three paintings.
Tomorrow , after sleeping on it and reappraising the work I will sign it. At that moment I know that I am letting go of the painting and it will ultimately pass onto somebody else and gain a new life, a new meaning beyond my original intent. That is the beauty of art. And the heartache to let it go. But go it must. Otherwise it is not art. Art is part of us, beyond us and shared by us.
‘LILY POND TRILOGY' Each Painting measures 120 x 90cm oil painting of a lily pond behind the oval at Terrigal. Terrigal lagoon extends under Terrigal Drive to create the pond. I started painting the lily pond during the Covid lockdowns. It was I place I could go and paint without being disturbed or interrupted because it is encircled by trees and bush unlike the openers of the beach. I would go and "hide" undetected except for a fisherman who came to the pond to fish for bass. Apparently the fish swim through the large pipes situated under Terrigal Drive, to the pond.
My enjoyment for painting the pond has grown as I seek to capture what is above and below the surface reflections.
Visible brushstrokes providing texture.
Expressive and bold use of colour.
One of a kind original oil painting triptych.
The paintings are on stretched CANVAS with an internal wooden frame.
The painting is varnished to add protection.
Edges of the painting are blackened, so that it looks great from all sides and is ready to hang
There is a wire and extra hanging rings on the back.
Signed on the front
Will be packaged securely with bubble wrap in a thick walled cardboard.
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