Description
Sea Fire – an orange core in the blue
Painting on canvas kindles an orange-red core in the middle of a deep blue-green field and draws it diagonally toward the lower edge: wall art in which fire and water are the same gesture at different temperatures.
Technique and texture
Layer on translucent layer makes the blue-green, and where they part a warmer ground shows through. Orange and yellow are laid dense with the blade and stand above the blue like embers. The bright band at the top is scratched into horizontal traces that give a sense of movement.
The motif
The core breaks up into single sparks toward the lower edge, so the movement does not die away all at once. The contrast between the cold blue and the hot orange is greatest at the centre and falls off toward the edges. Because there are no outlines the scene stays abstract, even while it recalls water and fire, and a pale cream-yellow band across the upper quarter behaves like open sky above the water.
Setting and placement
Saturated blue and a burning orange need neutral surroundings with no competing colour. On a light, unpatterned wall the picture keeps all of its depth.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, translucent layered blue-green, dense blade-laid embers, scratched horizontal traces
- Palette: blue-green, orange-red, yellow, cream-yellow, white
- Ideal for: living rooms, dining rooms, offices
- Character: hot, deep, diagonal
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Sea Fire upright: sizes, stretcher and delivery
Sea Fire is an upright painting in 14 sizes, from 40 x 60 to 180 x 255 cm. A narrow, light wall with no pattern needs only 50 x 70 cm, the orange core holds well at 60 x 90 cm beside a tall cupboard or a dining-room dresser, over a console about 100 cm wide choose 70 x 100 cm, and a stairwell takes the blue-green field at 110 x 150 or 120 x 170 cm.
Choose YES in the Stretcher menu and Sea Fire arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, ready to hang. No frame comes as standard, as the Frame menu for Sea Fire starts at Without frame. Delivery takes 15–45 days. The glowing orange and yellow are hand-painted with a knife over translucent blue layers, so the painting is not a print.
Sea Fire: questions and answers
Which size of Sea Fire suits a narrow wall?
On a wall under a metre wide choose 50 x 70 or 60 x 90 cm, so the orange core stays at eye level.
How long does delivery of Sea Fire take?
All 14 upright sizes of the blue-green field with its orange core arrive in 15–45 days.
Is a frame included with Sea Fire?
No, the Frame menu starts at Without frame, and a frame round the blue-green field is added only if you want one.
Is Sea Fire a print?
No, the orange sparks are laid with a knife in thick strokes that stand above the translucent blue.
