| Bringing the Art to You Week #6, 2022 Ghost of the Sea , 1958 oil on canvas, 46 1/4" x 26 1/4". Paul Bongé Collection. As Dusti Bongé's style evolved over the years into full-fledged Abstract Expressionism, her work nonetheless often embodied a sense of place and the presence of the coastal landscape. In her earlier works this was directly expressed in her paintings and drawing of the waterfront, Back Bay, the harbor, boats, factories, and piers. Likewise, Dusti’s abstract works continued to be inspired and nurtured by her natural surroundings on the Gulf Coast, a place of light, water, beaches, and the open sea. She created works that referenced these natural elements in their titles, such as Silver Beach , September Storm , and this painting Ghost of the Sea . Thus, although the way she expressed the unique quality of her environment changed, its influence remained. As its title indicates, this painting is clearly inspired by the sea. Living on the Gulf Coast, the sea in one form or another is a constant presence in, and influence on, everything in one's daily life, from high & low tides, to the smell of the air, floods, wind patterns, humidity, fierce storms. They in turn have short and long term effects on the landscape, the cityscape, the flora and fauna. But what remains consistent is the color palette of the coast, as reflected in this work. Both the Gulf and its skies can at times be bright with white marks interspersed, such as when there are white caps on the water or sweeping cloud formations in the sky. The dabs of yellow are like sunlight reflected on the water. The darker colors in the background are a reminder of inevitable storms to come. Available in our store: The definitive volume on artist Dusti Bongé, by J. Richard Gruber Dusti Bongé, Art and Life: Biloxi, New Orleans, New York Hard bound, 12” x 9”, 350 pages, over 500 color and b&w illustrations Limited edition lithographs of two original Dusti Bongé drawings. Shrimp Boats & Factories, Back Bay Biloxi I and Shrimp Boats & Factories, Back Bay Biloxi II 12” x 16” drawing, 15” x 22” paper size https://www.dustibonge.org/store.html support us Our mission: to promote the artistic legacy of Dusti Bongé (1903-1993) |
Ghost of the Sea, 1958 oil on canvas, 46 1/4" x 26 1/4". Paul Bongé Collection. | |
As Dusti Bongé's style evolved over the years into full-fledged Abstract Expressionism, her work nonetheless often embodied a sense of place and the presence of the coastal landscape. In her earlier works this was directly expressed in her paintings and drawing of the waterfront, Back Bay, the harbor, boats, factories, and piers.
Likewise, Dusti’s abstract works continued to be inspired and nurtured by her natural surroundings on the Gulf Coast, a place of light, water, beaches, and the open sea. She created works that referenced these natural elements in their titles, such as Silver Beach, September Storm, and this painting Ghost of the Sea. Thus, although the way she expressed the unique quality of her environment changed, its influence remained.
As its title indicates, this painting is clearly inspired by the sea. Living on the Gulf Coast, the sea in one form or another is a constant presence in, and influence on, everything in one's daily life, from high & low tides, to the smell of the air, floods, wind patterns, humidity, fierce storms. They in turn have short and long term effects on the landscape, the cityscape, the flora and fauna. But what remains consistent is the color palette of the coast, as reflected in this work. Both the Gulf and its skies can at times be bright with white marks interspersed, such as when there are white caps on the water or sweeping cloud formations in the sky. The dabs of yellow are like sunlight reflected on the water. The darker colors in the background are a reminder of inevitable storms to come.
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Available in our store:
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The definitive volume on artist Dusti Bongé, by J. Richard Gruber
Dusti Bongé, Art and Life: Biloxi, New Orleans, New York
Hard bound, 12” x 9”, 350 pages, over 500 color and b&w illustrations
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Limited edition lithographs of two original
Dusti Bongé drawings.
Shrimp Boats & Factories, Back Bay Biloxi I
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Shrimp Boats & Factories, Back Bay Biloxi II
12” x 16” drawing, 15” x 22” paper size
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