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A member of the fantasy series I painted in 2022
24 x 10 in
This is an interpretation of the 2018 Kiluea vocanic flow and explosions
as it gets to be heavy and weighted
Nishikigoi of Souls, 2022, mixed media on canvas, 48 x 12 in. / 121.92 x 30.48 cm. abstract When is anything about whatNishikigoi of Souls, Emily Candela McLaughlin, 2022, mixed media on canvas, 48 x 12 in. 121. 92 x 30. 48 cm. oil paint over collage on canvas The legendary Nishikigoi, pinnacle of Japanese koi fish, circle together, intermediaries between this and spiritual worlds. My process of layering down photos altered by cutting and painting, then incorporating all in ridges and details of more paint, means each painting takes months to complete.