A storm is on its way. The mist is gathering, the clouds are billowing, and a light pattering of rain brushes across the young woman's face. The breeze picks up and swirls about her, grasping at the cloth she holds and trying to snatch it from her hands.
But she's not worried, not about the billowing wind, nor about getting wet -- maybe even drenched -- as the rain moves in, because she knows that this is a mild storm, one that will blow itself out, despite its bluster. It is one of many storms that comes and goes through the seasons, through the year.
The artwork, Storm Maiden, encourages us to stand tall and look the upcoming storm in the face, to assess what it truly is before we turn and flee at the slightest provocation of inclement weather. Because there are always storms, always threats that billow and bluster, and so many times they blow themselves out.
Will we, should we, spend our entire lives running away?
I am a fine art painter who focuses on creating images of light, life, joy and beauty. I live on a small farm in a rural area of the western U.S., where life is quiet, calm, and in tune with nature. I seek to paint.. Read more…