Salton Sea White (36" x 48")
Acrylic on Canvas
To collect the pigment I used in this piece, I traveled to the Salton Sea, in California, to see the ruins of what was supposed to be the next big California vacation spot — a failed amalgamation of Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas.
The Salton Sea, as we know it, was formed in 1905 when the Colorado River flooded, breached an irrigation canal being, and filled a natural depression. The sea was then fed by roughly 50 agricultural channels, carrying water infused with pesticides, nitrogen, fertilizers, and other agricultural byproducts. As a result, the lake sediments were laced with toxins, killing off much of the wildlife as well as any hopes of becoming a resort destination. The sand of the beaches of the Salton Sea is actually not sand at all. It is comprised of the shells of millions of tiny barnacles. The very shells that, after being ground into powder, have been used for thousands of years as paint pigment.
All paintings are shipped unstretched, rolled, and in a protective shipping tube. For other options please email mary.jones@christopherdulin.com.
Acrylic on Canvas
To collect the pigment I used in this piece, I traveled to the Salton Sea, in California, to see the ruins of what was supposed to be the next big California vacation spot — a failed amalgamation of Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas.
The Salton Sea, as we know it, was formed in 1905 when the Colorado River flooded, breached an irrigation canal being, and filled a natural depression. The sea was then fed by roughly 50 agricultural channels, carrying water infused with pesticides, nitrogen, fertilizers, and other agricultural byproducts. As a result, the lake sediments were laced with toxins, killing off much of the wildlife as well as any hopes of becoming a resort destination. The sand of the beaches of the Salton Sea is actually not sand at all. It is comprised of the shells of millions of tiny barnacles. The very shells that, after being ground into powder, have been used for thousands of years as paint pigment.
All paintings are shipped unstretched, rolled, and in a protective shipping tube. For other options please email mary.jones@christopherdulin.com.
Acrylic on Canvas
To collect the pigment I used in this piece, I traveled to the Salton Sea, in California, to see the ruins of what was supposed to be the next big California vacation spot — a failed amalgamation of Lake Tahoe and Las Vegas.
The Salton Sea, as we know it, was formed in 1905 when the Colorado River flooded, breached an irrigation canal being, and filled a natural depression. The sea was then fed by roughly 50 agricultural channels, carrying water infused with pesticides, nitrogen, fertilizers, and other agricultural byproducts. As a result, the lake sediments were laced with toxins, killing off much of the wildlife as well as any hopes of becoming a resort destination. The sand of the beaches of the Salton Sea is actually not sand at all. It is comprised of the shells of millions of tiny barnacles. The very shells that, after being ground into powder, have been used for thousands of years as paint pigment.
All paintings are shipped unstretched, rolled, and in a protective shipping tube. For other options please email mary.jones@christopherdulin.com.