I started the Bench Series inspired by the sight of people sitting on the local benches looking out at the Ocean. They seem fascinated as they witness the beauty and the power before them. I am fascinated by their colors, shapes and details. I sneak a photo or do a quick sketch for reference.
This painting is the first in the Series. What caught my eye was the way they were grouped together. I saw a story. The large man tenderly holding the small injured bird, while his friend peered over his shoulder to lend a hand. The woman on the cell phone looking up the Wildlife Rescue number. The man with the camera grabbing a few shots before they have to leave on their errand of mercy.
Acrylic Paint.
Dimensions: 18 by 24 inches.

This painting started with the Yin Yang Symbol, the Ancient symbol of duality, first recorded in 1050 BCE.
There can be no positive without a negative. No open without closed. No light without shadow.
Interconnected. The opposites flowing into and out of each other.
Harmony is achieved when there is an equal balance between Yin and Yang. The small circles remind us nothing is absolute.
The figures and the dolphins playing with the balancing, deep beneath the Ocean.
How to hold our lives more lightly?
Acrylic Paint.
Dimensions: 36 by 48 inches.