Purified
Purified (2014)
18¼×24 Pastel on Pastel Paper
Original is Available at Gallery XO
Streaming golden rays of sunlight warm and penetrate the skin, an ocean-fresh breeze fills the lungs with vitality, and the waves wash away the weight of the world, leaving you Purified.
As I get older, I think I'm gaining a growing affinity for nature and wanting to be more in sync with what is natural, simple, and pure. A real back-to-basics mentality. Working in pastel, the creative focus was on that clean, elemental atmosphere, capturing the bright, high-key blues of the water and sky to make his wet skin and muscular form feel completely renewed by the environment.
