The River is Calling by Martha Smith

Water has been calling lately, and this painting is the answer.

Martha Smith

The River is Calling

Mixed Media on Canvas

36 x 36 x 1.5 in (91.44 x 91.44 x 3.81 cm)

Signature: Signed on back of canvas

$2,000

Water has been calling lately, and this painting is the answer.

"The River Calls" moves the way rivers actually do, with urgency and ease at the same time. Warm golds and sandy ochres hold their ground in the upper reaches of the canvas while deep teal and midnight blue surge forward, unstoppable. Thin threads of rust and crimson trace through the blue like currents you can almost hear.

This is not a quiet painting. It is the feeling of standing at a riverbank in early spring when everything is waking up and the water is moving faster than you expected.

Inspired by the pull of flowing water and the particular light of spring in the American South, "The River Calls" is part of my ongoing exploration of nature as an emotional landscape, places I have been, places I am going, and the feeling in between.

Available as an original. Originals come with a certificate of authenticity.

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