LIGHTS (1991)
Acrylic on watercolor board - 30” x 20”
This painting, done many years ago for our Christmas card, is a portrait of my children, Alexa and Adrian, in a personal context. Vessels of light are important symbols in my personal work, and the metaphor as seen here is easier than usual to decipher.
Figure detail from LIGHTS featuring Adrian as he holds up an open topped vessel filled with water containing a solitary flame. He wears a red tunic with white sleeves and a green hood that falls back to expose his face lit with an expression of wonder. Short brown hair falls across his forehead as he glances off-center past the audience.
Figure detail from LIGHTS featuring Alexa as she holds up an open topped vessel filled with water containing a solitary flame. Light illuminates her face as she stars directly forward. The wrap of her red cloak falls over her shoulders to cover her torso. A gold belt and green dress can be seen beneath.
Two children, Alexa (age 11) and Adrian (age 3), dressed in fancy Christmas garb present open topped vessels filled with water containing a solitary flame. They stand on a platform with the younger Adrian on the stairs below Alexa. Behind the children stands a loosely rendered Christmas tree with blue lights. At the top left, the glow of a lunar orb ringed with a halo is the only detail in the sky.