Rising Wave
Rising Wave
An original colorful abstract acrylic painting on cradled wood board by Heather Harrington. Titled “rising wave” this painting was inspired by the beautiful waters and beaches on Lake Michigan. Rising Wave is painted with acrylic and incorporates Michigan beach sand into the artwork. Heather uses a variety of mediums to create beautifully varied textures such as palette knives, sponges, and bubble wrap.
Edges are painted white. The painting is ready to be hung and doesn’t need a frame.
• acrylic mixed with beach sand
• size: 36” x 24” with 1.5” depth
• cradled wood board
• painting finished with a protective glaze
• painting includes hanging hardware and is ready to hang
For those that live in Northern Michigan, you can select local pick-up if you prefer to pick up your painting vs. having it shipped. You can pick it up at my Suttons Bay studio or in Traverse City. Enter code: LOCALTC at check-out for local pickup.
The Inspiration Behind the Painting
It starts small, like a bubble in the foam that washes onto the shoreline.
This tiny ripple of movement, in otherwise calm waters.
At first, it is easy to ignore.
It comes and goes like a leaf blowing in the wind.
Until the tiny ripple turns into a swell.
A swell that causes me to pause and take notice.
The more I notice it, the more it builds.
Maybe the wind will die down, I think, and the swell will pass.
Soon, however, the swell becomes twice its size, forming a wave.
As the wave begins to crests, a golden sparkle casts across its waters.
I see colors of every shade reflecting in its light.
Fluid, fierce, and powerful.
Even if this wave soon crashes.
I know it will rise again.
