Moonlight Swim

Saw a fantastic tree at the NW Garden show and here it is.

Moonlight Swim
Acrylic on Canvas
16 x 20

Ferry Me Home

A redo of a painting,
"Ferry Me Home"
Acrylic collage on Canvas
11 x 14.

"Lady of the Leaves" for the "Tastefully Risque" exhibit in the  WICA Lobby.
This is to accompany the run of the "Full Monty".

Acrylic, paper, fabric, button and recycled dress form about size 14.
Something out of the ordinary.

Now Showing at WICA

Open Book

Getting ready for the "Rooms" show at WICA.
Trying out illusion frame.

Open Book
Acrylic collage on canvas
20 x 16

Lavender Fields

The groundhog says there will be an early spring, I'm ready.

Lavender Fields

Acrylic on Canvas

12 x 24

Lighthouse for Sale

Light House for Sale
Acrylic on canvas
11 x 14

Sunrise view based on Aquinnah Lighthouse on Marthas Vineyard which was to be auctioned off last summer. 

Floating Worlds

Last work of 2012, waiting for varnish.
"Floating Worlds"
Acryllic Collage
36 x 18 Canvas

In Japanese myth there was a koi who decided to swim upstream to attain enlightenment. As the koi travelled it encountered many obstacles and as it overcame each one, it grew stronger despite of the unrelenting rivers downstream current. The koi struggled onward and eventually crested the mighty waterfall know as the Dragons Gate.

The God’s smiled down in approval and transformed the exhausted koi into a shining golden dragon. The koi now joyfully spends his days chasing pearls of wisdom across the skies of the vast and eternal heavens.

 Whenever another koi finds the strength and courage to leap up the falls, he or she becomes a heavenly dragon too.   Koi have become  symbols of worldly aspiration and advancement, of overcoming adversity and fulfilling one’s destiny. They stand for courage and the ability to attain high goals.