Lovers of the Sea - Layered Art

A few days ago, I posted a snap shot of this layered art piece on Instragram. Someone had asked me to post detailed pictures of it, so i thought i would post it today. I built this piece a few years back. I was experimenting with building layered art and taking pictures of it to give it a depth of field. Well, that was the initial concept at least. Anyways, this layered piece was inspired mainly by Jessica Stam in Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2007. The piece was built out of cardboard, watercolor paper, wood, and form core. The parting in the clouds is backed by plexiglass that i misted with white spray paint, so that i could put lighting behind it and make it look like the sky is glowing. The drawing materials were pens, chalk pastel, watercolor, and acrylic paint. It is currently hanging in my studio. ;) I hope you like it :)