Tiffany Arp-Daleo Artwork

Abstract Paintings, Mixed Media, Photography

Ship Of Fools

16″ x 20″ Acrylic on canvas

I absolutely love these colors together!

As with all of my paintings, I never really know what it will look like when I am finished, but this one took on the form of a ship early on and I didn’t fight it. I also never want to turn a painting into something specific, then it wouldn’t be abstract.

As soon as I was done, the name came to me, “Ship of Fools” is another Grateful Dead song, it was super obvious that is what it would be called. That was confirmed when my husband took one look and said, “you should name this one Ship of Fools”!

So be it.

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9 responses to “Ship Of Fools”

  1. Fisherofmen Avatar
    Fisherofmen

    Nice it looks like a ship with blue and red flames. 👍👍👍

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    1. tiffanyarpdaleo Avatar
      tiffanyarpdaleo

      Thank you!!!

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      1. Fisherofmen Avatar
        Fisherofmen

        No problemo

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  2. Timothy Price Avatar
    Timothy Price

    This is a wonderful painting. I really like how you can see the outline of the ship in the colorful, and very pleasing composition. I like the bold red against the calming blue, with the bubbles securing the ship in an ambiguous watery world that begs the question — Is it floating on the surface or sunk to the bottom of a deep blue sea? The abstraction of the ship has real appeal, and is a way for the viewer to connect to something seemingly tangible in the pallet of abstractions and colors the painting offers. Grand Funk Railroad’s “I’m Your Captain” comes to mind as well.

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  3. tiffanyarpdaleo Avatar
    tiffanyarpdaleo

    Ah, yes, I too wondered if it was floating or submerged! Thank you for your always insightful comment Timothy, have a wonderful weekend of creating!

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  4. Jill Kuhn Avatar
    Jill Kuhn

    Wowza!! Love how colorful and awesome this is!! ❤️❤️❤️ I like when images appear unexpected, like your ship!

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  5. Crafts Inspire Me Avatar
    Crafts Inspire Me

    Ship of Fools is a great title for this painting. It calls to mind a shipwreck at the bottom of the sea. I think a few of the fools may still be at their posts…victims of the Bermuda Triangle or perhaps they sailed into the Twilight Zone. Either way it has an eerie vibe. Great work!

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  6. Phil Avatar
    Phil

    Way cool, colorful & creative abstract ship Tiffany!

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    1. tiffanyarpdaleo Avatar
      tiffanyarpdaleo

      Thank you Phil, a fun one to paint!

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