Telegraph Hill

This is an adaptation of an earlier painting of mine, called Nature Stirs.

This posting is called Nature Stirs. The painting was done in oil, and digitally as well. It refers to the stirring of Mother Nature, and some of her manifestations - clouds and dust.

This is my posting for the Illustration Friday Warning theme. I chose a retro Mad Men-type scenario and decor. There is clearly tension in the room; the woman in the centre is highly suspicious of the one closest to us.

This is my posting for the Illustration Friday Layers theme. This painting portrays Sufism; a mystical sect of Islam otherwise known as the Whirling Dervishes . They are influenced by other religions as well, including Buddhism. Their ceremonial dance (and trance) is meant to represent a mystical journey through the layers of the mind and love, to the Perfect . I have also designed the painting as a physically layered image.