Eye See the Sea

22 in x 28 in

07/2023

My brother asked me to paint him a picture incorporating the logo that his daughter Allie designed for his new ophthalmology practice in Myrtle Beach, SC. The logo incorporates “beachy" themes reminiscent of palm trees and the teals and blues of the sea in a shape that also looks like an eye. He showed me photos of the office space, which is colored with neutral and cool tones. So after thinking long and hard about it, I decided to do a diamond background with colors one might find near the shore. I zoomed up the size of the logo on the computer and used it to trace onto the canvas. The logo itself is made of 36 distinct colors arranged in horizontal stripes going from cerulean blue (darkest) through brilliant blue (middle) to teal (lightest) in an ombre effect made by incorporating more of the next color into the previous color. I wasn’t sure what to do with the middle, but Tom (my brother) preferred it white. Hope it helps kit out the new office which I’m sure he’ll do well in!