2025.03 LOS ANGELES ART ASSOCIATION

THEME: TRAIL OF ANGELS - Los Angeles/CA/USA/online

THE BACK STORY

TITLE: PASSING OF THE SPIRITS 

FROM THE SCAFFOLDING IN THE BAD LANDS

In the Bad Lands Of South Dakota, around 2001 near the Pine Ridge Reservation, I accompanied several locals along a less frequently travel trail.  At the crest of one rise, we came upon the scuffling seen in my painting.  I was overwhelmed with the energy I felt coming from the structure.  Sitting down beneath it, I felt an immediate bonding with a power beyond myself.  I saw pure energy shooting up in waves with sparkling white swirls rapidly ascending like something from a movie.  Before leaving I snapped a photo. Later when looking at the photo, I realized I had captured what I had experienced.  I share that image with you in this special painting.

MEDIUM: ACRYLIC ON CANVAS

SIZE: 9”x 12” -  22.86cm x 30.48 cm - YEAR: 2002