Reef Dance

 SOLD

 30 x 40"

Acrylic

A ballet dancer with Attitude! (That's a type of ballet turn.) This is one of my Reef People paintings.  It was recently in The 2022 State of the Art/Art of the State exhibition in the Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, NC. She is one of my "Reef People" paintings. Within the past 5 years I have begun to focus in a new direction with my work. My new body of work, which I simply refer to as “Reef People,” while also maritime in nature, is a departure from traditional realism. It reflects my understanding of the world’s coral reefs as a barometer of the health of our total world environment. The bleaching of the reefs is a serious warning sign that we need to get serious about solving our waste, pollution and global warming issues. These works which utilize collaging with paint skins, which are my versions of fantastical corals, and direct painting are about us, as intelligent beings, “becoming one” with the world’s reefs in a sense. Raising our sensitivity to the impact we have on our environment, and ultimately, on one another. Healing problems through intelligent connection.