Main Navigation

Original artwork description:

I wanted to capture a state between reality and dream: a figure in the water, with the dress and ripples intertwined—still yet fluid. The upper body emerging above the surface symbolizes breath and life; the lower body sinking below represents calmness and introspection. Using cool blue tones and sharp contrasts of light, I aimed to create a sense of transparency and weightlessness, as if the viewer could hear the whisper of water.

I worked with layered acrylic applications, starting with a dark base and repeatedly adding bright blues and whites to create the effect of light refraction and the delicate flow of the dress. I deliberately blurred the water’s reflection to give it an abstract quality, leaving room for the viewer’s imagination.

Materials used:

Acrylic

Tags:
#impression #abstractrealism #blueart #underwaterportrait #paulcheng #danceinthewater 

Dance in the Water (2025) Acrylic painting
by Paul Cheng

Star fullStar fullStar fullStar fullStar full 114 Artist Reviews

£593.5 Alert

Loading

Original artwork description
Minus

I wanted to capture a state between reality and dream: a figure in the water, with the dress and ripples intertwined—still yet fluid. The upper body emerging above the surface symbolizes breath and life; the lower body sinking below represents calmness and introspection. Using cool blue tones and sharp contrasts of light, I aimed to create a sense of transparency and weightlessness, as if the viewer could hear the whisper of water.

I worked with layered acrylic applications, starting with a dark base and repeatedly adding bright blues and whites to create the effect of light refraction and the delicate flow of the dress. I deliberately blurred the water’s reflection to give it an abstract quality, leaving room for the viewer’s imagination.

Materials used:

Acrylic

Tags:
#impression #abstractrealism #blueart #underwaterportrait #paulcheng #danceinthewater 
14 day money back guaranteeFree returns

14 day money back guaranteeLearn more

5.0

Overall Rating

Based on 114 reviews
5 stars
112
4 stars
2
3 stars
0
2 stars
0
1 stars
0

Visit Paul Cheng shop

Paul Cheng

Star fullStar fullStar fullStar fullStar full (114)

Location United States

About
Paul ChengOil Painters of America (OPA) Signature Member Paul Cheng was born and grew up in Guangzhou China and studied at Guangzhou Fine Art College China, one of the most... Read more

View all