Glas Waves Printed ACEO | Miniature Art Card – Puffin Prints

Watching the waves for hours is a favoured past time of mine, and I am forever trying to capture their magnificence in a still painting.
‘Glas’ means blue in Welsh, and so the title is not a typo; I also tried to encapsulate the transparency of a crashing wave in this piece, like glass!

The meaning behind this piece is the symbolism of letting go and starting anew- a wave never lingers on the past or dwells on what was, it crashes and starts over and again.

“but lulled into such an opium-like listlessness of vacant, unconscious reverie is this absent-minded youth by the blending cadence of waves with thoughts, that at last he loses his identity; takes the mystic ocean at his feet for the visible image of that deep, blue, bottomless soul, pervading mankind and nature; and every strange, half-seen, gliding, beautiful thing that eludes him; every dimly-discovered, uprising fin of some undiscernible form, seems to him the embodiment of those elusive thoughts that only people the soul by continually flitting through it. In this enchanted mood, thy spirit ebbs away to whence it came; becomes diffused through time and space; like Wickliff's sprinkled Pantheistic ashes, forming at last a part of every shore the round globe over.” A favourite quote from Melville’s Moby Dick.

Painting this was extremely cathartic and I find myself lost in the waves when viewing it in hindsight, I hope you do too! What does this piece mean to you?

If you inspect the scene closely, you can see across to the mainland from the island perspective of the painting. Tempestas translates to storm, from Latin, and this glimpse of the land on the other side symbolises the calm after the storm!

This is a printed ACEO (Art Card, Edition and Original) featuring one of my favourite designs!

 ACEOs are a standard collector's format, measuring just 2.5" × 3.5" (the size of a trading card), making them the perfect tiny treasure for your desk, shelf, or collection.

Printed by me (Rachel) on high quality archival paper here in the UK, this little card packs a lot of charm into a very small space. It's the ideal way to own a piece of Puffin Prints artwork without breaking the bank — and they make wonderful little gifts too! 

• Size: 2.5" × 3.5" (standard ACEO format)
• Printed on high quality archival paper
• Printed to order in the UK by artist Rachel Bennett
• Sent in a protective sleeve for safe delivery
• Perfect for framing, collecting, or gifting

Whether you're an ACEO collector or simply a fan of the ocean, this little card is sure to make you smile. 🐦