Whale Series
Shortly after Oregon was locked down in March of 2020 due to the pandemic, I was playing with images about a whale and a woman. These images had been emerging for years in my collages and drawings. I have long felt a strong, deep connection with whales, especially the Humpback whales who migrate to Hawaii each winter to give birth. As I worked on these paintings, I could see that they tell a story. They could be read as a pandemic journey. To me, though, they represent something more enduring: recurring cycles in a human life, Seasons of the Soul. These seasons became more visible in the pause imposed by the pandemic.
If you would like to see what I have written about each painting in Seasons of the Soul, click on a painting. You can then scroll through each painting in the series with my comments.