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| View From A Shell Midden - La Florida by Kevin Shea |
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| View From A Shell Midden - La Florida by Kevin Shea, Panel Two - Center |
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| View From A Shell Midden - La Florida by Kevin Shea, Panel Three - Right |
Showing posts with label eco art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eco art. Show all posts
Saturday, April 8, 2017
View From A Shell Midden - La Florida
54" high by 108" wide, three panel ink and acrylic on aluminum representing Florida from north to sea south. Inquiries to kssonger@gmail.com
Thursday, March 2, 2017
In The Beginning 'Genesis 3', Creation Art
I find inspiration for art from nature - most while in the mangrove estuaries or pop ash swamps.
Perhaps because they are life growing out of water. Primal. Primal nature touches a chord in my heart.
So over the past year I've been working on what I call "Genesis 3", the story of the beginning of life.
I can imagine back to the earliest times, life centered around mangrove estuaries rich in biodiversity. Artists from cultures around the world and through out time have tried to represent their perspective of life's history and my research of the art and language describing the beginning of life has led me to see all these symbols and art about creation may all be different in form or sound but on point say the same thing. English has only been around since the 5th century.
Before English the same stories were told in Greek and before greek in Hebrew. However these exact same stories were told in Egyptian long before Hebrew and then before Egyptian they were told in Sumerian. Before Sumerian was proto-Suharan and other African symbols and languages.
All the same story but in different symbols. I believe by bringing all these symbols together we can as a world find unity.
Looking beyond the language and symbol differences may be a challenge for us raised with the young language, stories and symbols of English - as well as those who speak in ancient art.
To bridge that chasm 'Genesis 3' here brings together the host of creation symbols I uncovered during my research.
And places these symbols down in the humid cauldron of red mangroves, pop ash, nautilus, butterflies, the moon and more.
The story is really the same.
We are all one.
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| 'Genesis 3' by Kevin Songer, The Beginning of Life |
Perhaps because they are life growing out of water. Primal. Primal nature touches a chord in my heart.
So over the past year I've been working on what I call "Genesis 3", the story of the beginning of life.
I can imagine back to the earliest times, life centered around mangrove estuaries rich in biodiversity. Artists from cultures around the world and through out time have tried to represent their perspective of life's history and my research of the art and language describing the beginning of life has led me to see all these symbols and art about creation may all be different in form or sound but on point say the same thing. English has only been around since the 5th century.
Before English the same stories were told in Greek and before greek in Hebrew. However these exact same stories were told in Egyptian long before Hebrew and then before Egyptian they were told in Sumerian. Before Sumerian was proto-Suharan and other African symbols and languages.
All the same story but in different symbols. I believe by bringing all these symbols together we can as a world find unity.
Looking beyond the language and symbol differences may be a challenge for us raised with the young language, stories and symbols of English - as well as those who speak in ancient art.
To bridge that chasm 'Genesis 3' here brings together the host of creation symbols I uncovered during my research.
And places these symbols down in the humid cauldron of red mangroves, pop ash, nautilus, butterflies, the moon and more.
The story is really the same.
We are all one.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Florida Nature Art, Beach Burrow
My love of the seashores here in Florida is endless.
Gopher tortoise beach burrow with dune vegetation, including railroad vine, dune daisy, gaillardia, coral bean, saw palmetto, prickly pear cactus, sea oats and more.
Do you see the beach mouse?
Gíclee on aluminum plate. Signed limited edition. Inquiries to kssonger@gmail.com
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| Beach Burrow, Gíclee on aluminum plate, signed, limited edition |
Gopher tortoise beach burrow with dune vegetation, including railroad vine, dune daisy, gaillardia, coral bean, saw palmetto, prickly pear cactus, sea oats and more.
Do you see the beach mouse?
Gíclee on aluminum plate. Signed limited edition. Inquiries to kssonger@gmail.com
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Florida Nature Art, Native Shrub and Tree Mandala Square
Native shrubs and trees are amazing as are the different ecosystems these plants make their home within.
My Florida Native Shrub-Tree Mandala Square is comprised of three separate and unique mandala triads; one for uplands, one for wetlands and one for the seashore.
Assembled together they represent the nine trees and shrubs I've grown to love and adore here in Florida and together create the Native Shrub-Tree Mandala Square.
The upland mandala triad is illustrated with beautyberry, Callicarpa americana; saw palmetto, Serenoa repens; and winged sumac, Rhus copallina (aka lemonade bush) all framed with a coral honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens vine.
Wetlands are represented by bald cypress, Taxodium distichum; red maple, Acer rubrum; and wax myrtle, Myrica cerifera enclosed in Carolina jessamine vineage.
Seashore mandala is created using sea grapes, Coccoloba uvifera; dune daisy, Helianthus debilis; and coral bean, Erythrina herbacea embraced by railroad vine, Ipomia pes-caprae.
Native plants are now being recommended and specified by both local and state governments for landscape projects, such as FDOT's wildflower and right-of-way native plant programs as well as used by private developers for commercial projects. Of course, native plants are very often found in residential landscapes.
As word spreads of the beauty and sustainability characteristics of native shrubs, trees and wildflowers usage within the urban and created landscapes hopefully will continue to proliferate.
Florida's wilderness is filled with amazing texture, color, and importance to all life.
Florida's native plants are truly a wonder worth learning of and preserving.
Gíclee on aluminum plate, high gloss, limited editions, signed by Kevin.
Inquiries to kssonger@gmail.com.
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Assembled together they represent the nine trees and shrubs I've grown to love and adore here in Florida and together create the Native Shrub-Tree Mandala Square.
The upland mandala triad is illustrated with beautyberry, Callicarpa americana; saw palmetto, Serenoa repens; and winged sumac, Rhus copallina (aka lemonade bush) all framed with a coral honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens vine.
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| Native shrub Upland Mandala by Kevin Shea, Gíclee on Aluminum Plate, limited signed edition |
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As word spreads of the beauty and sustainability characteristics of native shrubs, trees and wildflowers usage within the urban and created landscapes hopefully will continue to proliferate.
Florida's wilderness is filled with amazing texture, color, and importance to all life.
Florida's native plants are truly a wonder worth learning of and preserving.
Gíclee on aluminum plate, high gloss, limited editions, signed by Kevin.
Inquiries to kssonger@gmail.com.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Florida Nature Art - "Mangrove Creek" with Great Blue Heron, Ibis, Spoonbill, Cormorant and Seagull
Mangrove Creek is one of my favorite places to go along Florida's southwest coast.
This is a place full of beauty, mystery and healing.
Not only do amazing colors flow together but sounds I never hear in the city surround me, like the Mangrove Snapping Shrimp - hearing this third loudest but tiny sea creature should be on everyone's bucket list.
Sea birds call.
Gentle salt water currents lap the shoreline.
It is good.
Gíclee on aluminum plate or canvas, 10" x 40", signed limited edition.
Inquiries to kssonger@gmail.com.
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| Mangrove Creek, Gíclee on Aluminum, Signed, Limited Edition by Kevin Shea |
This is a place full of beauty, mystery and healing.
Not only do amazing colors flow together but sounds I never hear in the city surround me, like the Mangrove Snapping Shrimp - hearing this third loudest but tiny sea creature should be on everyone's bucket list.
Sea birds call.
Gentle salt water currents lap the shoreline.
It is good.
Gíclee on aluminum plate or canvas, 10" x 40", signed limited edition.
Inquiries to kssonger@gmail.com.
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Florida Nature Art, Sea Turtle and Kelp Mandala by Kevin Shea
Enjoy the endangered sea turtle mandala below. Available on aluminum plate with hanging rails (produced in Germany) in 15" diameter size or larger upon request.
Limited edition signed and numbered.
Inquiries may be directed to kssonger@gmail.com
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| Sea Turtle and Kelp Mandala by Kevin Shea |
Inquiries may be directed to kssonger@gmail.com
Monday, December 28, 2015
Bog Rainstorm by Kevin Shea - Giclee on Canvas
Bog Rainstorm, 16" x16" Giclée canvas mounted on frame. Signed and numbered limited edition (of 50)
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| Bog Rainstorm by Kevin Shea |
Species included are:
Bearded grasspink, Calopogon barbatus;
Manyflowered grasspink, Calopogon multiflorus;
Pale grasspink, Calopogon pallidus;
Tuberous grasspink, Calopogon tuberosus;
Xyris, Xyris spp.;
Candy root, Polygala nana;
Largeflower Rosegentian, Sabatia grandiflora;
Rose of Plymouth, Sabatia stellaris;
Bartram's Rosegentian, Sabatia decandra;
$250.00 plus shipping and tax
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