King Crab Diptych

This is a diptych containing these 2 mixed media pieces for a single discounted price.
While was I was painting the magnificent King Crab, I came across its cousin, this California Spiny Lobster. I was amazed how these two made a really good pair and share some similarities in terms of shape, colour, texture and spirit.

The 2 artworks included are:
- King Crab
- California Spiny Lobster
- Size of each artwork: 29.5 x 41cm
- Please note the listed size is total width x 2 + 10cm spacing
- Year: 2026
- Signature: Signed on the front; titled, dated, and signed on the back
- Bonus: Includes a free postcard or handmade gift

To view each individual piece please go here: https://bluethumb.com.au/natalia-pelaez

Shipping:
- Shipping: Delivered flat in protective cardboard packaging

Framing:
-I highly recommend this artwork to be float framed under glass.

Original handmade artwork ©Copyright Natalia Pelaez Natapart.

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Its much harder for me to talk about my art than it is to paint ;)
Words come later, images and the joy I experience when I paint comes first.

I sometimes think about my work as a maze. I go into long winded paths of discovery, I dive deep into a subject but I follow tangents too. They sometimes lead to dead ends yet other times bring about the most wonderful discoveries.

Ive learned not to give up too soon. Is almost a scientific approach: establishing outcomes through testing and experimentation; making observations, predictions and most importantly analysing the results.

I work in collections. I explore a subject until I feel like its ran its course. I paint in tied palette that I almost always mix myself, colour mixing and creating my own colours is a big part of my prep work. My palette oscillates between earthy tones, dark moody ones and blue, the colour that I seem to be gravitating towards in recent months. As Van Gogh said "There is no blue without yellow and orange", therefore I also incorporate those two, its a must!