Bio Bloom Reef Echo I - Large Abstract Sealife Painting

This is an original, one off, large abstract painting on canvas ready to hang on your beautiful wall.

Medium: Acrylic Polymer Paint on Traditional Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Unframed H168cm x W137cm (66” x 54”)

PLEASE NOTE: This painting is currently in a special exhibition at The Sofitel on Collins, Melbourne. You can purchase the painting now so it does not sell to someone else but it is not available for delivery until after the exhibition finishes around February.

Here is a little about the exhibition... you are very welcome to visit

SOFITEL- MELBOURNE ON COLLINS

'ABOVE & BELOW'

Exhibitions by Jacquelyn Stephens and Greg Elms

5th December 2024 - 30th January 2025

Level 35 Promenade,

Sofitel Melbourne On Collins

'Melbourne-based creatives Jacquelyn Stephens and Greg Elms present Above & Below, a celebration of the natural world through photography and painting. Stephens, inspired by her coastal upbringing, paints vibrant underwater landscapes that reimagine the microscopic and aquatic worlds. Her works evoke memories of snorkeling, rock-pooling, and the awe of marine life.

Elms, known for his artistic exploration of the intersection between art and science, captures the transient beauty of Victoria's salt lakes, revealing their abstract, otherworldly qualities from an aerial perspective. Together, their art invites viewers to explore unseen environments, connecting science, nature, and the sublime beauty of life both above and below the surface'.

ABOUT THIS PAINTING

This big painting allows you to come in close to experience and enjoy this painting inspired by the sea-life, rockpools and microscopic life.

I was lucky to grow up by and, most of the time, in the sea. So much so, that I think I have brine for blood and salty bones. The echoes of the sea are never far. And, now living in the city, I do miss being so close to the rugged southern coast. It does remain a constant source for inspiration and healing for me. My message is always be kind to the ocean and to the delicate world around you.

‘Bio Bloom Reef Echo I' belongs to my ‘Aqua – Bio Bloom’ Series, inspired by microscopic other worlds and aquatic wonderlands. Particularly biomorphic forms, cell growth, minuscule amoebas, plant life and of course, as I grew up by the sea, I can never escape the otherworldliness of underwater sea life such as coral reefs, rockpools, algae blooms and seaweed growth. All these things I think about and look at when I am creating these paintings.

There are many subtle layers and colours to this piece which aim to reflect nature and are inspired by the mini-worlds discovered in rock pools, coral reefs and sea-life, in particular the red ochre and black basalt rocks of Australia's southern coast covered in coral and barnacle growth.

The shapes I have used and their arrangement are intended to form a visual intrigue that moves in and out of focus as we experience all the different layers of the painting and the otherworldliness of secret unseen worlds. The hope is to relate and connect to our memories of things in nature. 

Ultimately the paintings are about our sense of awe and wonder at these miraculous building blocks of life. The hope is that the paintings trigger a beautiful uplifting and contemplative experience for the viewer. An experience that also reminds us of the beauty in, and of our important relationship to, the fragile natural world.

I enjoy that my paintings seem to make people smile with a sense of wonderment and feelings of happiness as well as giving their walls interest and a splash of colour for years to come.

COMMISSIONS:

I am is more than happy to create a unique painting like this for your wall, just message me or go to the 'COMMISSIONS' section in the menu

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ALL PAINTINGS ARE VARNISHED with Professional Quality Artists Varnish, once they have been photographed. This gives a protective surface and an low sheen that really makes the colours powerful & eye-catching.

The painting is on canvas wrapped around traditional wooden stretcher bars with edges that are a smart 4cm deep out from your wall.

The edges are cleaned, staple free and painted an elegant black to compliment this painting.

Ready to put on your wall with hanging wire on back.

Painting is signed and titled verso.

This painting can also be hung in a vertical orientation

Please note if you are in my area you can message me and book a studio visit to view the artworks in real life before you purchase.

My studio is in the Bayside area of Melbourne, Victoria.

FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS (or those who would prefer it), this painting will be safely shipped as an unstretched canvas in a heavy duty tube. Your local picture framer should be able to re-stretch the canvas on to wooden stretcher bars with a hanging device for a reasonable fee.