Saturday, April 15, 2017

Man O' War, 5x7 Oil on Canvas, Beach Series

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This is a Portuguese Man O' War, and it is quite beautiful in a weird way. It has tentacles with a painful sting, and even when it's lying on the beach those tentacles need to be avoided. Now here's the weird part: this is actually four organisms living in cooperation (wish Congress could do that). The sail is a gas-filled bladder (now that sounds like Congress); the tentacles are the killers that deliver prey; then there are two other organisms that do digestion and reproduction. I feel that such a remarkable example of God's handiwork deserves to be painted on gold. I wish you could see the metallic gold background on the computer.

Carmen

5 comments:

  1. Carmen, you pulled off this very complicated and difficult subject matter! It looks like it is melting away.

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  2. love this...very original and well executed

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  3. Carmen, how unique. And I learned something too...thanks!

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  4. Love this beach series you've been doing on the bright yellow backgrounds, but this is my very fave! Gorgeous work! The indigo next to the yellow is yummy!

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  5. Ms. Carmen, the blue shadows are beautiful! I'm loving the beach series too -- can't wait to see what other treasures you find!

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