Offerings to the Sea

1996
86 x 59 in.
oil on canvas
Bali, Indonesia

 

Inspired by the daily offerings made by the Balinese people, this painting brings a moment of peace to the canvas. A fisherman’s platform of bound driftwood casts shadows on the sand under the soft light, offering the viewer a fixed point between the intersecting lines on which to focus.The rising tide destroys the structure and it is rebuilt; a perpetual act of devotion and acceptance of life’s transient nature.