"Serpent Rising"©

Mixed Media on Board; Size 20"by30"; Date 1989.

In the western tradition the serpent has a bad reputation. Moving to the East, however the same symbol represents the elan- vital (life's energy). After struggling with some issues from the past A series of three paintings emerged representing 1,the struggle 2. the emergence and 3. the joyful liberation from a psychological shadow. This work is the second piece which illustrates the emergence phase. It freely uses chance, abstract and the controlled elements of my training.

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