Red lotus

Mixed media on watercolor paper
16" x 12"
$175 (framed)

Trying to play/experiment with the background going back and objects coming forward in mixed media.I used the familiar lotus image for my experiment.
Anyone who has ever seen the beauty of a lotus emerge from a murky pond cannot deny it's beauty.It's purity and beauty might be the reason it is so sacred in many Asian cultures.

symbolic water lily/lotus

Small mixed media painting with gold leaf
10" x10"
$300

This is a small practice piece to try gold leaf,... not sure how i feel about it!!
This flower is historically embedded in symbolism and diverse cultural iconography. 
 My artist friend Donna Berger bought this at an auction at the CCA.