Showing posts with label Sea Swings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sea Swings. Show all posts

Sunday, April 4, 2021

Waiting for the Ride to Begin, Digital Art

Water towers and stationary Sea Swings amusement part ride

"Waiting for the Ride to Begin", © Sheryl Karas 2019

More from my Santa Cruz Boardwalk series! This one actually features the iconic "small town" water towers of Chico combined with people hanging stationary on the Sea Swings at the Boardwalk. The idea I had comes from the feeling Chico State students (and others) have here of just waiting for their lives to begin. The water towers dominate because the small town aspect is the dominant factor in Chico. Some people love them because they love the history! And I appreciate the history, too. But the same feeling of being stuck in time can also bring a stuckness to the place. It just depends on how you feel!

The original digital piece would be 30" x 40" unframed.  It's available in multiple sizes on Fine Art America as a print, matted and framed, and as a print on canvas, wood, metal or acrylic.

Monday, March 22, 2021

Giant Sea Swings, Santa Cruz Boardwalk, Digital Art

 

Giant Sea Swings, Digital Art

Giant Sea Swings, Santa Cruz Boardwalk, © 2021 by Sheryl Karas

I've always loved this ride at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Simple concept, lots of fun, and nostalgic in how it was designed. Childhood joys come to mind, only more fun!

This piece was done by layering multiple photographs I took of this ride over the years with multiple layering effects. The original is 20" x 20" and I imagine it presented behind front-mounted acrylic although I have not framed or mounted it yet. Prints, prints on canvas, metal, and wood are available through Fine Arts America.