Original artwork description:

Requiescence V2 is an original painting by Amy Devlin. My process starts with taking the photographs I work from, I like to experiment with angles and light in the photographing. Every inch of the canvas has multiple layers on to build up the feeling of light, water and body, every layer focusing in on more detail until there is a balance of tight detail and watery fluidity. On a trip to Crete I got some fantastic shots in the incredibly clear water around the west side of the island. This painting was the beginning of a series I was doing focusing on the fabulous greens in open sea water, the depth of the water gives incredible colour and beautiful reflections on the body. I originally painted this in 2019 however it is one of those that although I like elements of it I felt it needed more, so I relooked at it last year to soften the reflections on the legs and to give more depth to the water. I was going for an immersive feel with this work, that incredible boyancy that extra deep water gives you.

Materials used:

Oil on Canvas

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