Travis Callahan built this one slab by slab. Broad palette-knife strokes of indigo, navy and ink-black are laid down in stacked horizontal bands, each edge left raised and cracked like old shoreline rock. Above them sits a weathered grey sky, and right through the middle runs a thin strip of pale grey-cream light, the kind you catch on the water just after dark.
Spread across three panels, the bands line up like a night coastline seen from a cliff. Up close it reads as pure texture and navy blue abstract wall art. Step back and the horizon shows up. The thick impasto ridges catch the lamplight, so the piece shifts a little as the evening goes on.
This is navy blue wall art for living room walls where you want depth without loud color. It suits people who love the coast but don't want another beach scene, and anyone pulling together calm, moody navy blue wall decor with grey sofas, linen and warm wood.
Hang the set over a long sofa, a sideboard or a bed, with a few inches between panels so the light strip carries across. Printed as canvas wall art, it keeps the feel of a real navy blue canvas painting, brushwork, ridges and all.