Art shaped by water, mythology, and the human experience.

Saltwater Mythologies

Saltwater Mythologies by Susan J. Roche is rooted in underwater photography. Each panel begins with a pigment print on archival 310 g paper, mounted to wood and developed by hand into a richly layered surface. Most works are finished with encaustic wax, oils, pastels, and pigment; selected works receive a related acrylic-based mixed-media finish.

Goddesses of the Silver Sea — envisioned in a coastal interior.

Goddesses of the Silver Sea - surface detail.

Water becomes a place of reflection and transformation, where myth, memory, and the human figure drift between what is seen and what is imagined.

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