#collectorcorner Original, one-of-a-kind abstract painting by Cristine Balarine Size: 157x157cm Medium: Acrylics, calligraphy inks, oils, oil sticks, pastels and watercolour pencils on raw canvas Ready to hang: no, image is illustrative. ships rolled and needs to be restretched by your local framer* Signature: verso, also signed Certificate Year: 2024 Finish: silky varnish with UV protection Shipping: rolled in tube Delivery time: 3 – 10 working days (depending on size, customs formalities etc.) * Shipping extra large formats rolled is safer and more environmentally friendly than shipping ready-to-hang works. The canvas can be easily re-stretched by a framer at your location, which in most cases is even much cheaper than the increased transport costs for a ready-to-hang painting. If you'd like a comparison quote for shipping ready-to-hang please contact me. ABOUT THE PAINTING: This piece, Rain at Sea, is the key piece of a body of work forming a solo show celebrating my studio opening in Lipari Island, Sicily. This painting features imagery evocative of the weather and the Mediterranean, suggesting growth, transition, and movement. Created with a multitude of mediums, from acrylics to calligraphy inks, oil paint and sticks, this piece exponentially expands my investigation of the relationship between gesture and painting. The brushstrokes evoke associations with nature shifting subtly between representation and abstraction. This is an extremely physical composition, reflecting the dynamic range of motion and intensity of focus brought to its making. At the same time, this is a contemplative and suggestive composition translating my observations and memories of natural phenomena, such as changes in light, the rushing of the rain on the ocean and movement of the wind, into a language of abstraction that is at once lively and dynamic; deeply personal, yet open to interpretation. “There is always the thought of colour: I remember a situation, a day, a landscape, and it brings me to an image of a colour I want to describe. Then I start with that colour.” - Cristine Balarine About the collection Rain at Sea: Other paintings from this collection are available at Catawiki, happy to provide a discounted shipping rate for multiple purchase.