By the Lake

Medium: Gouache on cold-pressed watercolor paper. A hot summer day and the shadows of the Banyan tree is like an Oasis in the desert. The blue tranquility of the shadows are a comfort in the scorching heat of the summer sun. Size: 24x30

Acrylics on professional gallery-wrapped canvas. Everyone has a place where they go to escape all the pressures and worries of life. There is always that one spot that can mellow all your problems and soothe troubles in times of stress. For me‚ the beach is the ultimate cure to all of my problems. While I am there‚ all of my obligations suddenly vanish. As I stroll along‚ I can feel the soft smooth sand beneath my feet. As I take in the soothing atmosphere that encircles me‚ I close my eyes‚ letting myself absorb the warming rays of the sun. Size: 24x36

Acrylics on professional gallery-wrapped canvas. In this forest, I am with my tribe of wood and leaf, among the giants that hug the earth. It is a place of my refuge with the sweet smell of flowers and the soothing sound of water and songs of the birds, forever embedded in the air. A hug of browns, a shelter of extended limbs resting beneath the foliage. I am in love with this painting, especially in the scorching heat of the long summers. Upon the forest floor, lies the leaves, fallen in storms long forgotten, but still beautiful. All of this natural composition is what makes this painting, a piece of art. Size: 36x36

Acrylics on professional gallery-wrapped canvas. My inspiration for this painting canes from the following poetic lines from Gerry Lagister’s poem:

"Streams in the desert" When hours had pass with painful cross I travelled on till I could go no further, Then at last; in all the pain of sad losses, I rest serene beneath the tranquil power. God gave me quietness and assurance To drink from the stream in the desert And wash my feet press sore in peace, That they in grief may walk in the spirit.

Size: 36x48