"Collaboration Over Control No. 1" - 11x14 inch mixed media painting
"Collaboration Over Control No. 1" an original mixed media painting by Melanie Fenton - 2024
A collaborative project with the sun! These two experimental pieces combine cyanotype, acrylic and oil paint on canvas. The sun and I worked together on the initial layers, the experiment didn’t go quite as planned, so I pivoted in a new direction. The process was a beautiful lesson in relinquishing control and following what arises rather than trying to force things into a prescripted outcome. In the process I couldn’t help but think about the ways in which humans have tried to control nature, and each other, rather than collaborate and cooperate. The outcome can be so much sweeter if we open ourselves to learning and reciprocity along the way.
“Action on behalf of life transforms. Because the relationship between self and the world is reciprocal, it is not a question of first getting enlightened or saved and then acting. As we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass
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Size: 11” x 14” x 1.5” canvas
Medium: Cyanotype, acrylic and oil paint. Initialed on the front, signed and titled on the back. Wired and ready to hang.
Note that colours may vary from screen to screen.
*Shipping to US or Canada: select “Small Original Painting” at checkout.
Please allow up to 3 weeks for me to varnish, frame and carefully pack and ship orders. Allow an additional 1-2 weeks for delivery via Canada Post. All orders are shipped with tracking.
Contact me directly for inquiries about international shipping.
Copyright: Melanie Fenton retains all rights to the artwork. Artwork may not be resold or reproduced for profit in any way without the artist's written permission.
"Collaboration Over Control No. 1" an original mixed media painting by Melanie Fenton - 2024
A collaborative project with the sun! These two experimental pieces combine cyanotype, acrylic and oil paint on canvas. The sun and I worked together on the initial layers, the experiment didn’t go quite as planned, so I pivoted in a new direction. The process was a beautiful lesson in relinquishing control and following what arises rather than trying to force things into a prescripted outcome. In the process I couldn’t help but think about the ways in which humans have tried to control nature, and each other, rather than collaborate and cooperate. The outcome can be so much sweeter if we open ourselves to learning and reciprocity along the way.
“Action on behalf of life transforms. Because the relationship between self and the world is reciprocal, it is not a question of first getting enlightened or saved and then acting. As we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass
—
Size: 11” x 14” x 1.5” canvas
Medium: Cyanotype, acrylic and oil paint. Initialed on the front, signed and titled on the back. Wired and ready to hang.
Note that colours may vary from screen to screen.
*Shipping to US or Canada: select “Small Original Painting” at checkout.
Please allow up to 3 weeks for me to varnish, frame and carefully pack and ship orders. Allow an additional 1-2 weeks for delivery via Canada Post. All orders are shipped with tracking.
Contact me directly for inquiries about international shipping.
Copyright: Melanie Fenton retains all rights to the artwork. Artwork may not be resold or reproduced for profit in any way without the artist's written permission.
"Collaboration Over Control No. 1" an original mixed media painting by Melanie Fenton - 2024
A collaborative project with the sun! These two experimental pieces combine cyanotype, acrylic and oil paint on canvas. The sun and I worked together on the initial layers, the experiment didn’t go quite as planned, so I pivoted in a new direction. The process was a beautiful lesson in relinquishing control and following what arises rather than trying to force things into a prescripted outcome. In the process I couldn’t help but think about the ways in which humans have tried to control nature, and each other, rather than collaborate and cooperate. The outcome can be so much sweeter if we open ourselves to learning and reciprocity along the way.
“Action on behalf of life transforms. Because the relationship between self and the world is reciprocal, it is not a question of first getting enlightened or saved and then acting. As we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass
—
Size: 11” x 14” x 1.5” canvas
Medium: Cyanotype, acrylic and oil paint. Initialed on the front, signed and titled on the back. Wired and ready to hang.
Note that colours may vary from screen to screen.
*Shipping to US or Canada: select “Small Original Painting” at checkout.
Please allow up to 3 weeks for me to varnish, frame and carefully pack and ship orders. Allow an additional 1-2 weeks for delivery via Canada Post. All orders are shipped with tracking.
Contact me directly for inquiries about international shipping.
Copyright: Melanie Fenton retains all rights to the artwork. Artwork may not be resold or reproduced for profit in any way without the artist's written permission.