The painting, 'Soft Top I', is from my ongoing Wipeout series, which investigates the world below the ocean surface during a surfing wipeout.

The wipeout compositions allude to mental calmness and composure in moments of chaos - I think of them as a metaphor for the uncertainty and powerlessness that we encounter in life.

The color palette in this work reminded me of the ubiquitous Wavestorm surfboard, commonly called a Soft Top. Many beginner (and advanced) surfers defer to a soft top because it is big, somewhat safer, and easy to paddle and practice pop-ups/wipeouts.

This work can be displayed with Soft Top II to create a diptych of an abstract wave.