This painting was inspired by the incredible piece Cornfield Chase by Hans Zimmer, used in the film "Interstellar". The music carries a beautiful contradiction - there's urgency and hope in it, but also wonder. The soaring melodies feel like an invitation to explore the unknown. It's powerful without demanding attention; it moves you quietly, with grace rather than volume.
That emotional tension between movement and stillness, hope and uncertainty is what I wanted to explore visually.
The colours I used are ones I've seen in nature: soft yellows, layered greens, warm earth tones, and delicate webs of white shellac. The shellac, almost lace-like, reminded me of the spiderwebs and tiny threads insects leave behind in a field, something fragile yet enduring.
As a little girl, I once walked through a cornfield, and I remember the feeling of being swallowed by it, rows stretching endlessly, the path disappearing behind me. Without someone who knew the way, I could easily have felt lost. That childhood memory stayed with me, and in this painting, I wanted to hold both that sense of awe and the quiet edge of uncertainty that can come with entering something vast and unfamiliar.
Beeswax, damar resin, dry pigments and shellac on cradled wood panel.
Hanging hardware is included.
