By
Db Waterman
Piece description from the artist
Mixed Media 'DON'T SEAS THE DAY' is a beachscape with two children running in the waves.
db Waterman has used layered textures to depict the sea foam and splashing water. The figures are dark silhouettes, allowing the viewer to project their own childhood memories and emotions onto them.
The work is about our childhood, freedom, and the fleeting nature of holiday experiences. Back to summer days, when time seemed endless and worries were absent.
The beach scene is a nostalgic image, capturing the joy of running in the surf, but also the melancholy of the passing of time.
The structured layers in the background, created with acrylic paint, collage, and texture mediums, add depth and dimension. They suggest wind and waves in the distance. The artwork feels rough and worn, making the landscape reminiscent of weathered postcards or fading photos of summers past.
I assemble original photography, assorted papers, acrylics, oil, charcoal, ink, and pencil in my works. The variety of resources I am able to use has proved indispensable to me. The biggest challenge the collage medium posed was its unforgiving lack of transparency. Finding a way to replicate the effects of transparency afforded by paint, especially watercolors, was a large victory for me. The preparing labor shows through in my collages; layer upon layer of material remains visible in the finished pieces. I believe my body of work is characterized by my skill for reinvention. Having always loved the appearance of weathered walls plastered with peeling paint and old posters, I revive this aesthetic with hopefully a keen and professional eye. The creative objective of my work is to “make something beautiful out of dilapidation.” My tableaus explore the dissonance between old and new materials, intertwined in the most beautiful way possible to create dreamlike and melancholy images.
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