EGYPTIAN SEASCAPE Painting

Looking at a blank canvas can be quite daunting for any artist, but not for this work. I recall organizing the canvas, white gesso, sand, half a dozen vibrant Golden Heavy Body acrylics, a few palette knives and brushes, thinking, ‘okay, I want to make some vibrant colours first.’ As I played with various mixes and shapes, this creation was birthed literally from my imagination straight onto the canvas. I can not recall how long it took me to complete. I remember either waiting for the think layers of gesso/paint to dry or frantically etching patterns with palette knife before they dried. This artwork opened a portal into the past whilst also giving me a passion strong enough to help overcome ongoing health and life obstacles. I understand who I am as Maori, my peoples origins, our recent and ancient history. Art provides me with the enthusiasm to endure pain, overcome obstacles and plan for a better future. It provides the light, shade, color and dimensions I need to live as opposed to just merely surviving. To ‘live without art’ is a thought I prefer not to entertain. Now in a private collection, limited edition prints will be available once I obtain a higher quality image. SPECIAL NOTE: Being one of my early works I signed it using my English Christain Name and Marriage Surname. It is one of only a few I signed this way. I am Tepora Watene, indigenous to my home/tangata whenua, Aotearoa (New Zealand), yet composing of all my preceding tupuna (ancestors); Rarotonga, Easter Island, Hawaii, Tahiti, Peru, America, The British Isles, Egypt, Phonecia, Israel, Earth, The Universe. Kia ora/Shalom.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:18 W x 24 H x 1.5 D in

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