«We suspect that water bound within
sea salt, known as hydrates, play a significant role in defining the hygroscopicity of inorganic
sea spray aerosol, If true, it
means that the particles would take up less water because of the water already present as hydrates and, as a result, they would grow less.
Further major series of paintings include 64 «Beside the
Sea» canvases (1962 — 1968), in which Motherwell mirrored the spray of the sea by splashing oil paint onto rag paper with great force; and «Open» (1967 — 1972), his response to the colour - field painters of the 1960s, described by him as «a painted plane beautifully divided by minimal means, the essence of line drawing&raqu
Sea» canvases (1962 — 1968), in which Motherwell mirrored the
spray of the
sea by splashing oil paint onto rag paper with great force; and «Open» (1967 — 1972), his response to the colour - field painters of the 1960s, described by him as «a painted plane beautifully divided by minimal means, the essence of line drawing&raqu
sea by splashing oil paint onto rag paper with great force; and «Open» (1967 — 1972), his response to the colour - field painters of the 1960s, described by him as «a painted plane beautifully divided by minimal
means, the essence of line drawing».
Most come from natural
means such as dust storms, volcanoes, fires, or even vegetation and
sea spray (
sea salt released into the atmosphere).