Sounds of Nature

Acrylic painting titled "Sounds of Nature." This serene, balanced landscape visually translates a symphony of earth, water, and ether. A crisp horizontal line divides the canvas where smooth, rolling green and brown hills meet a tranquil, glass-like body of water. A pale yellow sun rests on the horizon, its glow perfectly reflected in the lake. In the blue sky of the upper right, a glowing, eye-like ethereal shape radiates light. This celestial energy is mirrored in the lower right foreground by a luminous water spiral. The fluid brushstrokes and harmonious cool tones beautifully capture the music of the spheres brought into a local, earthly setting.

When we alter nature's balance, Mother Nature reacts drastically, calling our attention to order and reawakening our consciences.

One day, while painting, I sensed chaos around me and felt distressed by the confusion in the brushstrokes, just before an imminent disaster in Los Angeles in 1994. Feeling distressed by the confusion arising from the brushstrokes on my painting, I abandoned it and, that evening, left the city for the mountains with my family. The next morning, I returned home after an earthquake that struck during the night of my absence. After cleaning up the mess from the strong tremor, I felt drawn to the unfinished painting I had set aside and kept working on it until I produced “Sounds of Nature.” Rather than chaos, the image now showed nature’s peaceful comeback after her pressure was released. Her feminine form vibrates sensuously, causing a harmonious, almost musical flow. The landscape here is now depicted in a guitar-shaped form with soft, feminine curves that vibrate sensuously, causing a harmonious, almost musical flow of energy on the water and in the air.