Drops of the deep sea (triptych)

3 Original, one-of-a-kind abstract paintings by Cristine Balarine
Size: 31x31 cm (each painting), 2024
Medium: Acrylics, watercolour pencils and pastels on raw canvas

Ready to hang: yes, mounted on a board and framed with tinted natural local wood frame made in Italy 
Signature: verso, also signed Certificate
Finish: silky varnish with UV protection

Shipped framed, with bespoke locally-made wood floating frame tinted black, made in Italy by local craftsmen.
Please note that colours slightly vary on different screens.
ABOUT THE PAINTINGS:

‘Drops of the deep sea’ is part of the collection for e Rain at Sea - An Aeolian Tale, a solo exhibition celebrating my studio opening in Lipari Island, Sicily. This new body of work presents a series of multilayered abstract landscapes featuring imagery evocative of the local natural realities, suggesting growth, transition, and movement. Created with a multitude of mediums, from acrylics to calligraphy inks, oil paint and sticks, these new paintings exponentially expand my investigation of the relationship between gesture and painting. 

The dynamic canvases evoke associations with nature that at times suggest both sea and land, shifting subtly between representation and abstraction. This collection comprises of paintings that are contemplative and suggestive compositions translating my observations and memories of natural phenomena, such as changes in light, the movement of the deep sea, the rushing of the rain on the ocean and movement of the wind on the surface of the sea, into a language of abstraction that is at once lively and dynamic; deeply personal, yet open to interpretation.