Vivianite Serpent, 20x20  Original Fluid Acrylic on Gallery‑Wrapped Canvas (Unframed, Finished Edges) – Embrace the Unknown Series – Theresa Henderson (2022)

In this piece, ribbons of deep indigo and peacock-green coil across the surface like a mythic creature swimming through bedrock. Theresa Henderson pours dense, nearly black phthalo blue first, then threads metallic violet and teal through the wet layer, tilting the panel in slow rotations so pigments elongate into scale-like filigree. Minute copper cells flare at the edges of each curve, suggesting hidden mineral seams catching lamplight in an underground cavern. The sinuous form feels alive—its body twisting, its head just out of frame—as if the viewer has stumbled upon a serpent mid-migration between realms. Yet beneath the motion lies geological time: the palette references vivianite, an iron-phosphate crystal that turns blue-green as it oxidizes. Henderson fuses that alchemical shift with her own intuitive choreography, reminding us that transformation is both sudden and centuries-long, both creature and stone. Artist: Theresa Henderson Photo Credit: Rooted and Raw Photography