Marrunga Yubaa (Ocean) | Unframed Canvas Print by Lizzy Stageman

I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging and acknowledge the traditional owners of this land on which I was born and raised.

The Sweet Rain series is designed to ignite imagination and celebrate life. It signifies a raindrop’s journey from the clouds to the earth and its importance to the land and our lives. The ancient traditional Aboriginal symbol of rain is portrayed through my own contemporary artistic lens. I have designed the symbol to have a cup of delicate dots that surround just the bottom of each

coloured stroke, rather than a continuous line. The colour of each drop signifies part of my life story and is applied in layers of fine art strokes.

The tonal colours I have explored in this painting are of the stormy ocean. From dark indigo to pale blues and turquoise greens with minimal tips of white throughout. This story is my experience, looking at the ocean from a unique vantage point. Making memories with best friends on a cruise ship off the Australian east coast. As we sailed in rough seas, I took time out to enjoy watching a storm brewing through the cabin's porthole, just above water level. As I watched the rain fall onto the ocean, I saw the whitewash of the sea against the ship, and as the ship rocked in the wild weather, I saw the depths of the sea with its amazing colour spectrum that appeared in the sky above and deep below the untamed, crystal-clear water.

This amazing natural element comes in so many different forms, but its importance means the same. Like all of us we come in all different forms, but our importance is the same. Like this unexpected storm, life may get rough and rocky at times, forcing us out of our comfort zone. It’s in these times, if you can, enjoy the beauty. Appreciate good friends and be grateful to have experienced a blessed life and to be alive.

I share my fascination of rain using this unique art formation and symbol that is my own. I continue my life journey giving thanks to the rain, a sweet reminder of all the important things I cannot live without.

Lizzy x

Unframed canvas measures 60 x 90cm.

Please note: All Canvas prints are sent unframed in mailing tubes, ready to be stretched and or framed.

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