Millennium Storm
by Joan-Violet Stretch
Title
Millennium Storm
Artist
Joan-Violet Stretch
Medium
Painting - Watercolour On Textured Paper
Description
I did this painting in 1999 as we were approaching the millennium in 2000 and I was sort of inspired to create this image in a prophetic sense what the new millennium would entail. A stormy century an upheaval of the known as we know it, a revealing of past events and coming disasters and no sooner had the century started we had earthquakes, massive floods, tusinamies, terrorism, wars, shootings, volcanic eruptions, climate changes, tornadoes and massive storms right up until now…this painting was admired at the time as I had it accepted at a local art gallery exhibition and people really liked it with its wild mermaid jumping out of the sea and the flash of lightning with storm clouds including foam sprays of waves and tidal waves, islands and mountains, eyes within the storm and dragons with waves leaping, swirling coastlines and staring blinking eyes, galleons gliding along on an indigo and deep blue sea. Paints used were indigo blue and aqua cyan shades of blue with prussian blue applied with paynes grey and china white, touches of lavender and pale green. Some parts of the painting were brush strokes whilst others slightly sprayed, different washes were used. What else can you see in my painting there is more to see if you look. Looks good as a fine print or as accessorie of your choice. The original is mounted in blue/grey with a dark blue tinted wooden frame. Looks good on the many accessories. This artwork came completely out of my imagination, I never used any pictures or photographs as guidlines of shape and form only my artistic mind was used here and maybe I was inspired by my favourite band The Moody Blues with their album Strange Times that was released during the time I painted this artwork and the title song of the album. I did see them play live that year promoting that album on a tour.
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October 3rd, 2022
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Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your Creative and Unique art work is FEATURED on the homepage of the "Out Of The Ordinary 1 A Day" group! Be sure to add this special image to the Feature Archive in the Discussion section! l/f 10/18/22
Joan-Violet Stretch replied:
Thankyou so much Lyric for the feature of this artwork on the homepage of your group and will be glad to Archive it.