If I lived on a sailboat in this bay for long enough, could I actually make a dolphin friend now as an adult?”
Fantasy Flip was born from a moment of pure magic during a recent sailing trip off the coast of Puerto Vallarta. As we pulled into a safe harbor to anchor for the night under the warmth of the golden hour, a pod of dolphins began leaping alongside our hull. In the fading light, they were jumping so high they literally created heart shapes in the air over the water.
Watching them swim alongside the boat threw me straight back to my childhood, watching the show Flipper on Nick at Nite. As a kid, I used to endlessly daydream about living near the shoreline and having a pet dolphin to play with every single day. Standing on the deck in Puerto Vallarta as an adult, that same childhood sense of wonder came rushing back, sparking a daydream of what it would be like to call that bay home and truly make a dolphin friend.
This textured abstract acrylic painting captures that intersection of adult reality and childhood fantasy. The rich golden-yellow dolphin leaps gracefully over an oceanic landscape of deep navy and teal, while a mesmerizing violet and lavender vortex on the right represents the safe, swirling harbor welcoming us in for the night. Gestural strokes of emerald green and shimmering gold at the bottom evoke the boat's hull cutting through the water alongside our playful guides.
Bring the magic of the Pacific golden hour and the timeless wonder of childhood daydreams into your space with Fantasy Flip.
9 × 12 x .25 - canvas board, ready to hang framed or unframed.
NOTE: Pricing is for the unframed, ready-to-hang version. Please contact me to discuss framing options.
If I lived on a sailboat in this bay for long enough, could I actually make a dolphin friend now as an adult?”
Fantasy Flip was born from a moment of pure magic during a recent sailing trip off the coast of Puerto Vallarta. As we pulled into a safe harbor to anchor for the night under the warmth of the golden hour, a pod of dolphins began leaping alongside our hull. In the fading light, they were jumping so high they literally created heart shapes in the air over the water.
Watching them swim alongside the boat threw me straight back to my childhood, watching the show Flipper on Nick at Nite. As a kid, I used to endlessly daydream about living near the shoreline and having a pet dolphin to play with every single day. Standing on the deck in Puerto Vallarta as an adult, that same childhood sense of wonder came rushing back, sparking a daydream of what it would be like to call that bay home and truly make a dolphin friend.
This textured abstract acrylic painting captures that intersection of adult reality and childhood fantasy. The rich golden-yellow dolphin leaps gracefully over an oceanic landscape of deep navy and teal, while a mesmerizing violet and lavender vortex on the right represents the safe, swirling harbor welcoming us in for the night. Gestural strokes of emerald green and shimmering gold at the bottom evoke the boat's hull cutting through the water alongside our playful guides.
Bring the magic of the Pacific golden hour and the timeless wonder of childhood daydreams into your space with Fantasy Flip.
9 × 12 x .25 - canvas board, ready to hang framed or unframed.
NOTE: Pricing is for the unframed, ready-to-hang version. Please contact me to discuss framing options.
