Lunod Painting

Lunod (Swim) - One of my earliest memories was sliding off an inflatable floaty into the deep end of my aunt’s pool. I had not yet learned to swim then and sank straight to the bottom. I was alone in the pool at the time but my aunts and cousins were nearby, one of them noticed after a bit and fished me out. I then promptly got back onto the floaty. No harm done, it was peaceful and blue and pretty down there. Lunod is from the Makahiya Series - The Makahiya is otherwise known as the Shy Plant. When its leaves are touched, they close and fold in on themselves thus earning the plant its name.  I grew up in the tropics where I spent many happy hours in fields searching for bugs. It was a special treat to come across this bashful being hidden in the grasses.   This series represents just a few events and memories from my childhood; from playing with fire works on New Years Eve, listening to local ghost and faerie tales, to swimming in the ocean while on our yearly camping trips to Pulo Grande (Big Island) in Quezon Province.

 Mixed Media Abstract Painting Mounted on 8 x 8 x 1.5 inch Wooden Cradled Board
 Materials: Inks, Acrylics, Resin

 No need to frame, it is wired in back and ready to hang. Can also be placed to stand or lean the wall on a shelf, desk or mantle. Ships packaged in a box.

 My resin paintings can be comprised of as many as 5 resin layers. Resin is strong, can be shiny and reflective (depending on how the light hits it), gives the painting a look of being wet or under a piece of glass.