Having spent the last two summers on the Northern California coast, where the water doesn’t warm up too much between winter and summer, it’s been a while since I took a swim.  When I was young, spending summers at camp and at my aunt & uncle’s lake house, I loved the water.  One of my favorite things was to hold my breath and sink to the bottom.  Time slowed down, the world became distant and muted.  It felt like an immersion into summer.

 

These paintings by Wendi Turchan seem to illustrate that feeling of submersion.  Fluid background colors seem to melt into each other, while bright geometric shapes float and sway.  It feels like diving to the bottom of the pool for a sunken treasure.

To see more of Wendi Turchan‘s work, please visit her website.

All images are via the artist’s website.