UNDERWATER WORLD

I have always been intrigued by the underwater world. The way everything moves so calmly with the current. The plant life and animals are all intertwined like a secret underwater garden.

My feature painting “Looking Through” is a continuation of a series of paintings of underwater images and shapes with light filtering down and hints of bright color. From a canoe, kayak, or while swimming I spend time studying what is going on beneath the surface of the water. In northern Michigan, the water is so clear that you see down a good 6-10 feet.

Speaking of underwater worlds, my brother-in-law Bob recently recommended a visually inspired and thought-provoking film titled “My Octopus Teacher”. It is a 2020 Netflix Original film that documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship and bond with an octopus in a South African kelp forest over 11 months. The Octopus allows him into her world to see how she sleeps, lives, and eats and teaches him lessons on the fragility of life and our connection with nature.

In 2021 this movie won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. I would highly recommend this film. A link to the trailer.