I give you sea

May 16, 2025
By Skorie Art.
The ocean has always been my muse—its movements, moods, and textures flow through my work like a tide I can’t resist. This current body of paintings is my offering to the sea: an exploration of its essence through acrylic paint, motion, and unconventional methods.
The Ocean as Muse
There’s something deeply personal about the ocean’s shifting temperament. Calm one moment, chaotic the next—this mirrors the act of painting itself. I try to capture that raw duality using acrylics, manipulating their fluidity to reflect the ocean’s mercurial nature.
Everyday Alchemy
To challenge the traditional boundaries of acrylic paint, I’ve begun experimenting with materials like fairy liquid and salt. These household items have a transformative effect: salt disrupts the paint’s surface tension, creating crystalline textures, while soap introduces soft, bubbling chaos.
It’s a kind of alchemy, turning everyday substances into unexpected textures. These materials invite spontaneity into the process, and with that, a sense of letting go.
Controlled Chaos
Much of my recent process involves actions that border on performance: blowing bubbles, dancing in paint, throwing pigment across canvases. It’s wild, sometimes frustrating, often exhilarating. If you’ve never tried painting to your favourite playlist, really moving with the music, I highly recommend it. Let the brush go, splash, spin, spill, embrace the chaos.
A Constant Question: Impact
While experimenting with these materials it has opened up  new creative pathways, I’m also deeply aware of the environmental impact of my practice. This tension between creation and consequence is something I carry with me through each piece. I don’t have all the answers, but I believe in asking the question, again and again.
So, here it is, I give you sea.
A messy, shifting, shimmering love letter to the ocean. I hope you find something in it that stirs your own currents.