{"product_id":"stramel-renee-title-celestial-seas","title":"Stramel, Renée title: Celestial Seas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRenée Stramel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCelestial Seas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 x 36\", framed to 34 x 48 x 1.5\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatercolor on Paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$2000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCelestial Seas started out as a gestural color study investigating a specific application technique. As I worked, I felt that a more concrete focal point was needed to give it a grander sense of scale. The result is an ethereal scene in between the material and immaterial worlds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist's Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy work is an exploration of my inner life and emotional landscape, pursued through meditation, repetition, and an ongoing investigation of materials. Working across acrylic painting, digital design, and hand-cut collage, I catalog and accumulate my thoughts through repeated iterations of shape and color—a process of mark-making that becomes almost meditative in itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis process of sifting and distilling is calming to me, even when the resulting colors or forms might suggest something more turbulent. Through repetition and abstraction, I find a kind of emotional control: a way of working through feeling until what remains is quieter, clearer, more settled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCobalt blue recurs throughout my work as a kind of anchor—a symbol of grounded energy, often the first color a viewer encounters. Around and through it, my own visual vocabulary takes shape, built from accumulated marks and forms that carry personal meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUltimately, I hope this work conveys a sense of hope and joy, offering viewers a point of connection with the image itself—a connection that, for me, was already made in the process of creating it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"July Annual Gallery Members Exhibition 2026","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52199145636142,"sku":null,"price":2000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/8101\/files\/Stramel_Ren_eacute_e_CelestialSeas_Watercolor_2000_1.jpg?v=1781483257","url":"https:\/\/www.crossroadsartcenter.com\/products\/stramel-renee-title-celestial-seas","provider":"Crossroads Art Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}