Cascade/Torrential Falls

Oil on canvas, 36" x 46" x 1.5", 2025

I make abstract paintings of water and the ocean to explore the dichotomy between the artificial and the natural. I incorporate images of plankton, retired nautical charts, and squares in an exploration of the balance/struggle between rigidly imposed boundaries and fluid chaos. I work in squares following the oceanographic convention of breaking the ocean into squares and cubes, bringing order to chaos. My multi-panel pieces are painted as one, then separated and joined using spacers as a way of repairing the broken parts of nature.

Liz Ewings is a painter based in Seattle, WA. Her work explores our desire to impose control on natural ephemerality and chaos. Her work has been exhibited in group shows on the West Coast, including the Burke Museum in Seattle, Washington, and the Good Arts Building during Seattle Arts Fair, 2016. She created a temporary public installation in 2017 at Occidental Park in Seattle, and is included in City of Seattle's Public Artist Roster. Her work is in the collection of Seattle City Light.