Blue on Blue - Mixed Media on Canvas

Four birds gather around a half-built nest in Blue on Blue. One settles into the center while the others stand nearby, including one reaching down with an absurdly long beak as if to add another piece. Layers of turquoise, deep blue, violet, and pale aqua turn the scene into something between water, weather, and sky.

From across the room, the work reads as an expansive field of blue. Up close, the nest breaks into fragments of painted material, while stitched birds, exposed threads, layered marks, and small reflective details emerge from the surface.

Materials

• Acrylics, enamel, fluid paints
• Fabric and mixed-media bird forms
• Material fragments and recut canvas
• Multiple mediums and painted textures
• Mixed threads, including machine stitching and hand embroidery
• Reflective/mirrored details
• Gallery-wrapped canvas, ready to hang

Specs & Shipping

• 30 × 40 in. original artwork
• One of one
• Large works ship in custom packaging; allow 3–5 working days for preparation
• Complimentary local pickup and delivery available throughout the Twin Cities metro
• International or custom shipping inquiries welcome. Contact us for details

Process

Blue on Blue is built through Kuki’s layered mixed-media process. The painted ground combines acrylics, enamels, fluid paints, and textured mediums, building broad horizontal fields of color alongside smaller gestural marks and layered surfaces.

The birds are constructed individually from fabric and mixed materials, then placed and stitched into the painted landscape. The nest is assembled from fragments of painted material, carrying the construction of the birds into the scene itself. Machine stitching, hand embroidery, exposed threads, and reflective details give the figures their physical presence.