Silvery Moon by Carson Collins

Carson Collins

Silvery Moon by

acrylic on canvas, 33 × 38 cm. (13 × 15 inches)
original SOLD
available as a print on 180 lb. acid-free 100% rag paper, signed by the artist

Before any Venus emerged from your waters,
before the birth and death of a thousand divinities now forgotten;
you breathed, you sang, you danced.

Did your beauty mesmerize the passing moon;

and capture it forever in a tidal embrace?
Did you rejoice at the dawn of creation,
or did you merely smile at the pale vanities of human kind?

If the moon could not escape your force,
how could mere mortal ever tame you?

If a spoken word restrained your tides and uncovered lands,
will another, final word, return you to your former place,
where the sign of a rainbow comes to mark the end of an age?

- Kai Matta

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About Carson Collins

I am a visual artist using mostly acrylic paint on canvas. I’ve been working on something that I call The Ocean Series since 1978. The Ocean Series could be described as a Remodernist response to the late work of Mark Rothko.

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blue, moonlight, night, ocean, remodernist, sea, seascape, shore, silver, waves

Comments

  • trickyruby
    trickyrubyover 4 years ago

    this is so peaceful and relaxing, love the tones.

  • Mechellerene
    Mechellereneabout 4 years ago

    …sigh… :)

  • Solomon Walker
    Solomon Walkerabout 4 years ago

    incredible painting. Looks so much like a photo…amazing capture!

  • gillsart
    gillsartalmost 4 years ago
    beautiful and mesmerizing .. drew me in to a place of healing …..a visual meditation ..such care with detail ..thankyou for sharing your gift ….
  • theBetty
    theBettyalmost 4 years ago

    Ho DO you do that thing you do? It almost looks like a digital manipulation. Not to be taken negativly(that comment). Love the waves. And the technique that makes them sparkle.

  • Wildwings
    Wildwingsalmost 4 years ago

    This is so serene and tranquil. The more you study it the more you see. This goes immediately into my collection of favorites. Wonderful work.

  • Colleen D. Gjefle
    Colleen D. Gjefleover 3 years ago

    This whole series is very peaceful. How zen of you! Thanks for sharing these with us, Carson.

  • Miraart
    Miraartover 3 years ago

    You are great in your work!

  • Linda Ridpath
    Linda Ridpathover 3 years ago

    another beautiful one in your series Carson, you consistently achieve peace and calm. I shall have to be careful not to try and visualise these when i meditate!!!!

  • WENDY BANDURSKI-MILLER
    WENDY BANDURSK...over 3 years ago

    one day i would love to see the real physical thing….this is really quite breathtaking…… i can smell and hear the ocean…..i guess i am just missing living on the coast…..i feel disconnected and to be honest your art reminds me of almost a primal remembering…… like we originated in the sea…… i love this.