Emerald World
oil on board
20” x 16” (28” x 24” framed)

An enchanted garden filled with allusive figures intricately connected. Emeralds are valued for their ‘jardin’ of imperfections that catch light, here glowing as in the depths of a forest jungle. Like episodes in a novel, interacting characters develop as the story unfurls.

Layers of transparent oil paint give a stained glass feel that is contrasted by rhythmic scratching.