Carved by the Current

"Carved by the Current," from the Ocean's Imprint Collection, captures the essence of the sea through textures and subtle patterns reminiscent of seashells.

The artist's technique involves layering textures, marks, and patterns on heavy-duty raw canvas, creating a captivating surface. The interplay of sky blue, aqua, mist grey, and ultramarine blue evokes the deep ocean. Uneven areas of thick paint, cracks, lumps, and translucent layers reveal the under layers, adding depth and character to this large abstract painting. The soft, matte finish enhances the artwork's tactile appeal.

Inspired by the ocean, this piece brings a sense of coastal calm and the beauty of the horizon into your space. The minimalist approach and calming blues make it ideal for creating a serene atmosphere.

An oversized painting as the focal point in your living room or office, where its calming colors and textured surface can be fully appreciated. Add this beautiful oceanscape to your collection today.

NOTE: This work is highly textured with cracks and uneven areas of thick paint as intended by the artist.

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Kathleen is an Australian abstract expressionist artist living and working on the Gold Coast. With a passion for working on large-scale abstract paintings her beautifully calming works are inspired by the country’s picturesque natural environment. She studied at Brisbane Institute of Art, ANU Art School Canberra and Parsons School of Design New York City. She has exhibited across the globe with her works being held in private and public collections in 15 countries. Kathleen is a prize finalist, with her work featured on the national television home renovation series THE BLOCK 2019 and 2020.

Kathleen’s pieces bring the outdoors indoors, with her gentle pinks, dynamic blues and turquoise greens adding a sense of peace to people’s lives. Kathleen has a deep connection to mother nature and can only explain her practice as a need to paint everyday, expressing impressions, feelings and experiences in her daily life. Rhee’s personal style has an atmospheric, powerful, mesmerising touch that she achieves by using subtle colour, depth and descriptive detail.

Born and rise on the coastal hinterland between the Gold Coast and Brisbane she grew up spending all of her free time out in nature. When Kathleen is not painting she is spending time outdoors, at the beach, in the rainforest or looking up at the sky. Colours of her natural surrounds and the sense of calm and joy it brings is what inspires her work. Kathleen combines colour staining, sketching, splattering, layering and painting with a brush to create her works. She enjoys working on a variety of canvas, paper with acrylic, oils and ink.