Of Angels In The Deep by snowmask

<sub>14x20" Arches hot press watercolour paper
Graphite, watercolour, Keith's print "Breeze" overlaid
Some 250-300 hours

Work in progress shots</sub>




First of all I offer my deepest gratitude to my husband Keith, and to my wonderful friend Sam ^sphilr. In fact Sam is largely responsible for the existence of this piece. I've toiled over 5 failures, (one of which even had portions that were elaborately painted) and was on the precipice of simply giving up... Thank you both for your patient guidance.


This is one of the very rare occasions where I'm consciously conveying an idea, an emotion... something. Usually I just paint whatever scenery that blooms to mind, which is why I decided to lavish so much time and effort, for the sake of expressing something I find deeply... important.


No, this has nothing to do with suicide.


I am trying to convey the very moment when we realise the point of no return is right at our feet... that first second where we act on a decision that at the time might seem perilous, like having our hands bound and thrown off a cliff with a noose around our neck... and the unstoppable force of exhilaration that seems to bloom from the chest when the first step is taken... something wild and phenomenally beautiful bursts from within us... and in that instant, we are reborn. Perhaps not reborn as a better person... though reborn nonetheless.




Thank you very much for looking

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