Adventure Paintings

On my journey I was constantly drawn to the horizon, what lay beyond. Everyday driving towards it. When I was camping at Tillicum Beach, Oregon I would wake up to the changing horizon. I decided that I wanted to capture the colors as the sky changed, especially in the early morning when the colors change so quickly. I used spray paint as it was the quickest way to get color down. Most of the time I would get discouraged that colors wouldn’t match while painting, but the colors always matched at the end. It’s like my mind predicted what the final colors would be.

The line of the horizon also made me think about the film industry, that I worked in for a decade. Two common phrases used in the film industry are “above the line” and “below the line.” People above the line would be actors, producers, writers, directors, many of the people in the opening credits to a film. People below the line would be grips, electrics, costumers. props, catering often paid less and if credited (on movies) its scrolling at the end of the film. The line shows your importance to the project and ability to let go without a hiccup. The thing about the line especially in the horizon is that it doesn’t actually exist. It is an illusion. Because the earth is round we will never reach the line. My favorite time of day in Oregon was the very early morning, the line was so murky, barely visible. As the sun broke on the east the line becomes more visible. And in Florida in the afternoon the horizon glistens in gold and silver, bouncing off the water.