44” x 34” x 2” Mixed Media, acrylic, ink, graphite on canvas, mounted to board

Protected with UV Archival coating

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This series is reflective of our interconnectedness to the ocean, especially the worlds of seaweed and kelp, and the regulation and healing we can find in relating to these biospheres in the ocean. In the PNW, we are linked to the ocean and its inhabitants in more ways than we can imagine. We are one of only 11 areas of the globe where kelp forests flourish, they serve as one of the most dynamic ecosystems on Earth.

My work takes the viewer on a passage, revealing the abstract essences of living structures that support us on a biological and energetic level like these biospheres. My paintings blur the lines between our human internal systems and the nature around us. Many times the work depicts what looks like living organs or organisms, viewing them from the vantage point of a landscape you could navigate and engage with. I also incorporate my poems into the work, inviting viewers on a journey that involves multiple senses.

Read more on my blog: www.estherloopstra.com/projects

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some photos taken by Growing Boy Media

55” x 35” x 2” Mixed Media, acrylic, ink, watercolor paper, graphite on paper, collage, mounted to board

UV protected

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This series is reflective of our interconnectedness to the ocean, especially the worlds of seaweed and kelp, and the regulation and healing we can find in relating to these biospheres in the ocean. In the PNW, we are linked to the ocean and its inhabitants in more ways than we can imagine. We are one of only 11 areas of the globe where kelp forests flourish, they serve as one of the most dynamic ecosystems on Earth.

My work takes the viewer on a passage, revealing the abstract essences of living structures that support us on a biological and energetic level like these biospheres. My paintings blur the lines between our human internal systems and the nature around us. Many times the work depicts what looks like living organs or organisms, viewing them from the vantage point of a landscape you could navigate and engage with. I also incorporate my poems into the work, inviting viewers on a journey that involves multiple senses.

Read more on my blog: www.estherloopstra.com/projects

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POEM:

WATER

healer of this one 
too long survived
on land 

disconnected 
from the
waves 

i am not 
just 
stone 

steadfast

    forceful 

        predictable 

i too can play 
with creatures 
in the depths 

not just be 
tread upon 
day after day 

WATER

soothing 

     allowing 

          nurturing 

you will 
teach me
to live 

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some photos taken by Growing Boy Media

55” x 18” x 2” Mixed Media, acrylic, ink, graphite on watercolor paper, mounted to wood cradle board

Protected with UV varnish

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This series is reflective of our interconnectedness to the ocean, especially the worlds of seaweed and kelp, and the regulation and healing we can find in relating to these biospheres in the ocean. In the PNW, we are linked to the ocean and its inhabitants in more ways than we can imagine. We are one of only 11 areas of the globe where kelp forests flourish, they serve as one of the most dynamic ecosystems on Earth.

My work takes the viewer on a passage, revealing the abstract essences of living structures that support us on a biological and energetic level like these biospheres. My paintings blur the lines between our human internal systems and the nature around us. Many times the work depicts what looks like living organs or organisms, viewing them from the vantage point of a landscape you could navigate and engage with. I also incorporate my poems into the work, inviting viewers on a journey that involves multiple senses.

Read more on my blog: www.estherloopstra.com/projects

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full poem:

WITHIN

i’m always trying 

to come back

to live within 

what birthed me

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some photos taken by Growing Boy Media

Original artwork by Esther Loopstra

Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas

Dimensions: 40" x 30"

“I’m being broken open

Again

And there’s nothing

To do about it

The only question

What is left inside?”

Esther Loopstra

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Original art work from Esther Loopstra

acrylic and mixed media on hand stretched canvas

Dimensions: 36" x 27" with Handmade Frame: 38" x 29.5"

Year: 2022

comes with hand made frame

shipping to be billed separately

“Beauty

like breathe

I cannot

go one more second

without it”

Esther Loopstra

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acrylic and mixed media on hand stretched canvas

Dimensions: 36" x 27" with Handmade Frame: 38" x 29.5"

Year: 2022

comes with hand made frame

available to ship or pick up September 1, 2022

shipping will be billed separately

14” x 14” X 1” Mixed Media on Canvas

with hand made frame