A beautiful day at the park/zoo. We rode a kiddy train. Saw farm animals and exotic birds. But the mountain lion was the heart breaker. A majestic animal, used to climbing mountains, was in a small jail cell, as wide eyed children and adults looked in with curiosity, smiling, chewing popcorn, not feeling the pain. Then the mountain roared and showed his teeth. Yes I was scared, but also empathetic. In this painting I have tried to capture his rage, and dare I say, there are moments when all of us have felt caged and wanted to roar. How lucky we are, though, if we are physically free to roam as we please.
New Jersey, despite its reputation for polluted byways, is the Garden State. And besides the Shore, we have many other wonderful areas of natural beauty. One is Verona State Park, where there is a beautiful lake. You can go on paddle boat rides, and may see extraordinary things. The day we were there, we saw three weddings from three different American ethnic groups, Hispanic, Indian and Orthodox Jewish, and we saw a glorious Black Cormarant, as we floated blissfully on the tranquil waters. At least I floated blissfully, the other two were paddling! This painting was inspired by the magical day at Summer's end. This painting is on exhibit at the 2015 Art Alliance 29th Annual Juried Exhibition, Open Reception, Saturday, November 7, 6-9pm. For more info go to www.artallianceofmonmouth.org
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