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Published: 2017-01-19 16:32:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 482; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 0
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Description Watercolor, 2017. Devil's Island, somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.
This is an island which you don't want to be stranded on.
Only the clouds on the horizon reveals the main land.
It's about 38 km, but the currents will bring you there in about two days.
The tricky part is just to find a way out from this island, past the roaring breaking waves.
The water is never calm around Devil's Island.
It's something to do with the currents around here.
If you don't have a really good boat and captain and happen to be stranded here,
the bay in these paintings is the only way out.
It's called a "horse-shoe formation".
The waves have nowhere to go but to crash into the caves and the high walls. 
According to unverified information every 7th wave crashes hard enough to trigger a "counter-wave" which is strong enough to bring you out on the open sea.
The trick is just to know which one...
It's a bit tricky and a bit risky.

Hope you like it! 
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Comments: 13

NordicLynx [2017-01-22 15:47:03 +0000 UTC]

Vackra färger, och jag gillar dramat i vågorna

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NeoNative In reply to NordicLynx [2017-01-28 15:21:16 +0000 UTC]

Hej Linnea! Tack så mycket! Det var framförallt en övning i att hitta uttryck för just vatten i rörelse och vågor. Härligt att höra att du gillar slutresultatet!   

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baldeagleart [2017-01-21 20:54:31 +0000 UTC]

Great movement & colors in both compositions Have to agree,would make TWO great paintings  

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NeoNative In reply to baldeagleart [2017-01-28 15:19:41 +0000 UTC]

Hi there! Thanks a lot! Yes, I see what you mean. It could probably be good to split them up into two. Thanks!  

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baldeagleart In reply to NeoNative [2017-01-28 18:17:00 +0000 UTC]

Both are good in their own right  

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emilyjhorner [2017-01-20 18:44:09 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!

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NeoNative In reply to emilyjhorner [2017-01-21 14:52:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!   

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Bazh-sTerritory [2017-01-19 18:09:09 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome! But I think these arts look better separately

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NeoNative In reply to Bazh-sTerritory [2017-01-21 14:53:25 +0000 UTC]

Hm, yes you might be right. Maybe I should cut it into two paintings when I exhibit it. I'll think about that. Thanks a lot for your kind comment!  

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kArA-Redwing [2017-01-19 18:03:16 +0000 UTC]

I'm in agreement with the previous commenter.  Gorgeous stuff here.  I really like the bottom half of the piece with the green-blue against the bright tans of the rocks

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NeoNative In reply to kArA-Redwing [2017-01-21 14:55:35 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thanks so much! I wanted to capture the power of the waves from two different perspectives. I'm so happy you like them! 

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4jeudis [2017-01-19 17:15:01 +0000 UTC]

my poor heart cannot take all this beauty ;A;

I love all the textures in this piece, and all the hues of blue ahh

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NeoNative In reply to 4jeudis [2017-01-21 14:57:33 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Your kind comment makes me run out of words!  Thanks! I'm soooo happy!    

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