In the Depths | Modern fine art print by Agne Kisonaite

I started painting In the Depths in March 2021. I had already decided that its main detail would be an anchor, but I let my son Henris make the first brushstrokes – he was two at the time and loved to express himself on canvas. His strokes later grew into a motif that looks like a dolphin or a small whale, a descending anchor and perhaps a few rays of sunlight in the depths of the water.

Back then I spent a lot of time in my new flat in Klaipėda, Lithuania, in one of the most unique streets in the city, one that was not bombed during WWII. There is a maritime school nearby, so every time I came back from this summer residence of mine I saw anchors, and naturally one day I wanted to paint one. I worked on the painting whenever I came to my hometown and only finished it in 2026, so on and off it was painted over five years. The place I am in very strongly shapes the subjects of my paintings: Klaipėda is a port city, and ships and anchors are what make it distinctive. Acrylic on canvas, 130 × 110 cm. The original is still with me; this print is reproduced from it.

View the original painting: https://agneart.com/modern-acrylic-paintings/in-the-depths/