The ' I ' of My Storm--Gallery2

GALLERY 2

The Catch
Acrylic on board.

I didn't know the meaning of this creation when I first painted it. It proved to be a precognition of events that were about to unfold that would take me into years of pain and unbearable grief. The picture depicts a mermaid suspended between two sailors in a boat without oars. The dolphin is my soul, and as you can observe it has no blowhole, no way to breathe. The two small fish on the seat are my daughters.
I spent hours using this painting as a means to escape my cage. It was like my emotional exercise yard.

Letting go.
Acrylic on board

This painting depicts the painful episode in hindsight Forces bigger than I, dictated that I walk away from my two most beautiful creations.
Within this painting there is the reality of the environment in which we lived and the fantasy one that belonged to my daughters. In the eyes of a child often, but not always, home is a place where their good things happen.
Painting this alleviated my sense of guilt---a little.

E-man-cipation
Oil on board.

New Zealand was the first country in the world to give women the vote. Our two last Prime Ministers have been women. We proudly celebrated Womens Sufferage year in 1993. I expressed my cynicism with this creation. What a farce. Look around you ladies, how many of the women in the world are free ? Are you ? Really ?
You may understand the cynicism, coming from me.
I have seen many levels of oppression, even in those who flout their freedom like a flag of victory. Dig deep enough and you will find where the cage is hidden.

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