Wreck of the Lutine. October 1799
Oil on card.
Height 32cm Width 35cm
As with the piece Wreck of the Henrietta Marie. June 1700 I wanted to communicate the total fragmentation of the ship to the point at which its entire form and identity appears to crack and splinter. I used the edge of a long-bladed palette knife loaded with paint to create breaking lines of dark colour so that there is a confusion as to what is mast, what is rigging and what is the hull. Within minutes they will be indistinguishable from each other and from the waves.
Oil on card.
Height 32cm Width 35cm
As with the piece Wreck of the Henrietta Marie. June 1700 I wanted to communicate the total fragmentation of the ship to the point at which its entire form and identity appears to crack and splinter. I used the edge of a long-bladed palette knife loaded with paint to create breaking lines of dark colour so that there is a confusion as to what is mast, what is rigging and what is the hull. Within minutes they will be indistinguishable from each other and from the waves.
Oil on card.
Height 32cm Width 35cm
As with the piece Wreck of the Henrietta Marie. June 1700 I wanted to communicate the total fragmentation of the ship to the point at which its entire form and identity appears to crack and splinter. I used the edge of a long-bladed palette knife loaded with paint to create breaking lines of dark colour so that there is a confusion as to what is mast, what is rigging and what is the hull. Within minutes they will be indistinguishable from each other and from the waves.