Undercurrent FRAMED

$600.00

This painting is part of the IN-BETWEEN exhibition at the SPOTLIGHT ART GALLERY at the Ottawa Little Theatre,
400 King Edwards Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada, on view from June 10 to June 27, 2026.

If purchased before June 27, 2026, the artwork must remain on display until the exhibition closes, in accordance with City of Ottawa exhibition guidelines.

The painting will be available for pickup on June 29, 2026, at the Ottawa Little Theatre, or may be arranged for FREE delivery within the Ottawa Valley area (Ontario, Canada).

Please contact ottawavalleyartstudio@gmail.com to schedule pickup or delivery.

 

Original painting by Iya Carson

Certificate of Authenticity

Media: Watercolour

Paper: 100% cotton, Baohong, Rough, 300 g

Paints: Daniel Smith

Size:  15.75″  x 15.75″ (40 cm x 40 cm)

Year: 2025

Place: Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada

Framed, with final frame size 20.5 x 20.5 x 2.5 (52 x 52 x6.5 cm), double matting black/white

 

 

“Undercurrent” Story

There’s a place I return to in my mind, a stretch of shoreline beneath a crumbling cliff, where the wind whispers through hollow windows of a house that once held laughter, now nothing but shadows.

The land there is always shifting, etched with the slow memory of water. Nothing stands still.
Not the earth, not the sea, and certainly not the thoughts we leave behind.

This painting is a trace of that memory. Not of a real place, but of the feeling you get
when something familiar begins to fade. A pull you can’t quite name, like a tide beneath the surface drawing you inward before you even notice.

Here, color is stripped to essence— black, white, and ghost-violet.
Here, the brush moves not with precision, but with instinct.
The marks are scars, the quiet is not emptiness but reflection.

And somewhere in the distance, just beyond the quiet, you feel it too – the undercurrent.

 

 

Awards: Japanese Watercolour Institute Online Exhibition Spring 2025, Winning Work Certificate

 

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This painting is part of the IN-BETWEEN exhibition at the SPOTLIGHT ART GALLERY at the Ottawa Little Theatre,
400 King Edwards Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada, on view from June 10 to June 27, 2026.

If purchased before June 27, 2026, the artwork must remain on display until the exhibition closes, in accordance with City of Ottawa exhibition guidelines.

The painting will be available for pickup on June 29, 2026, at the Ottawa Little Theatre, or may be arranged for FREE delivery within the Ottawa Valley area (Ontario, Canada).

 

Please contact ottawavalleyartstudio@gmail.com to schedule pickup or delivery.

 

Please note: The framed artwork shown in the photos is for framing demonstration purposes only.

 

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