My new Painting

Aug 28, 2008: URSA & LEO; Canvas & Acrylic (15X30")

I'm not sure what this one's about other than I can say of course there are two sides to everything.

Everything has it's opposite, and so I felt compelled to have Ursula = Queen = Cold North (but at the same time, the sun comes up behind her and lights everything up); Leo = King = Hot South (but at the same time, the cool night sky is behind him, and it makes him look as though he is glowing in the dark like an ember)...

This is probably more of a depiction of my own personality, not so much my mother & father's. I found it interesting that one associates URSA with the Northern Star, the Guide. LEO, on the other hand, the Ruler, or king of beasts (symbolizing perhaps control or overseer of the shadow?)seems to factor heavily in the constellations as well. The one thing they both seem to have in common is that there are certain points in the constellation that are actually a collection of stars.

It kind of reminds me a bit of Lord Valentine's Castle: the Robert Silverberg story mentions the Lady of the Isle, the Queen of Dreams - benevolent dreams that guide people in their lives; whereas the King of Dreams sends nightmares that torment the soul and punish.

My Central figure again depicts opposites, the light side of the shadow as well as the dark side. The shadow side is on the side of the Guide/Female and the light side is on the side of the Ruler/Male.

I still need to have time to understand my own paintings. lol Someday soon perhaps.

It really meant a lot to me when my Sensei T said: 'Beautiful. Your paint is now moving like your drawings, and it feels more alive, more like Holly.'