Style1½ inches thick (3.75 cm) Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating
AvailablityUsually ships within five business days. ArtistBonnie Kelso Collectionart
Description This image is most obviously like a puzzle piece in a locked position. But Ive used this title as a way to invoke other meanings associated with the image. I used underwater references such as kelp and corals while composing it. There are other, darker meanings I associate with this image such as locks, which are deep channels that allow boats to pass between different bodies of water. Theres an old lock near where I used to live in Georgetown, Washington, DC. I have a friend who described diving in this lock and finding it dark and spooky. At the bottom, he had just enough light to see the ground was moving. It turned out to be covered with huge catfish living on top of one another in a dark chaotic world. Ill never get that image out of my mind. Another meaning is of Davy Jones locker, the final resting place of a sailor drowned deep within the ocean. The forms are smooth and soothing, but mono-color and how the sea appears at depth. You loose all visual preception of color except blues and greens as you descend deeper and deeper. There are many mysteries of the sea that as humans we may never unlock.
Bonnie Kelso, Las Vegas Member Since June 2009 Artist Statement A self-proclaimed nature-lover, adventurer, and artist, I have chosen to follow where my dreams may take me. As a young girl living among the Appalachian Mountains I was always comfortable with spending time outdoors. When my family moved to Virginia, I learned to appreciate art and natural history via the wealth of museums located in the metropolitan Washington, DC area. I studied fine arts at the Rhode Island School of Design and later returned to the DC area to pursue a rewarding career in exhibition design. I ended up working for the museums that so inspired me earlier in life. After extensive travel abroad, I decided to pursue an earlier dream of working in the fine arts. I currently live in Las Vegas, Nevada with my husband and four cats. A percentage of all my art sales goes towards organizations that promote environmental conservation.