"Picnic at Circular Pool"
Reproduced as an Iris Giclée in a limited edition
of 99,
hand signed and numbered by the artist.
This painting was featured in International Artist Magazine issue #24
(April/May 2002) in the article "Master Painters of the World:
Canada Showcase".
Sizes of the reproductions are: 20" x 25" - ($800) or 14" x 18" - ($400)
While
hiking the outback of Western Australia's Dale's Gorge, we came upon this
idyllic pool. The coolness of the gorge was a welcomed respite from the
searing heat of the desert above. A young woman was laying on a rock at
the base of the cliff, writing a letter to her parents. When her fiancée
joined her, the two of them tenderly engaged. He had brought a picnic
lunch for her. I was taken by the tenderness and beauty that this moment
had presented. The lushness of the greenery against the red rock cliffs
and their gentle presence drew me to doing this painting. Seeing them
invoked feelings of what I am drawn to in terms of companionship, romance
and beauty in nature. Ironically, during our travels throughout Western
Australia, our paths crossed with this couple four times, and we became
friends along the way.
