The Circle of Life – A Painting for the Ocean-Institute
Posted by Maria "Spunk" Brophyon Jan 25th, 2010
Circle of Life (c) Drew Brophy
For the past 6 years or so Drew’s been creating a new painting for the Ocean-Institute’s summer program flyers and t-shirts. Â They’ll also use the art on huge banners (about 15′ x 20′) to hang on the side of their building every year.
The Ocean-Institute is an organization based out of Dana Point, Ca. Â Their mission is to inspire all generations, through education, to become responsible stewards of our oceans. Â Their vision is to be the world’s best experiential ocean educational organization.
Drew loves what the Ocean-Institute does to teach people, particularly kids, about the ocean and protecting our environment. Â He really loves creating art for them every year. Â And, working with the President, Bentley Cavazzi, is always a joy. Â Bentley is one of those rare individuals that not only understands art, but also gives Drew a lot of leeway on the creative end of it.
This year Drew decided to paint a slightly different look. Â Instead of the paint pens, he used a combination of spray paint and then airbrushing (for the background, to create an under-water effect) and then acrylic paints with brushes.
His goal was to create a soft, under-water circle of life without the hard edges, emanating somewhat of a subtle energy. Â I think he pulled it off nicely.
The end result: Â A 6′ x 4′ Acrylic on Canvas, beautiful, about to be framed, sold & hung! Â (If you are interested in buying it, click here.)
We allow the Ocean-Institute use the artwork, but we keep the original. Â So once we frame it, we’ll place it in an upcoming art exhibit that Drew will have at the Ocean-Institute, and make it available for purchase.
Here are some photos of the process of the painting of it:
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2 Responses to “The Circle of Life – A Painting for the Ocean-Institute”
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JD Says:
January 26th, 2010 at 10:26 amVery nice work…love the mix of the different media.
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Rodney Rodgers Says:
April 6th, 2010 at 3:44 pmliving the life way to go!