There was a gallery showing recently that was a benefit for a local organization that collects food for the hungry. The theme was "Til All Are Fed". My challenge was to create a piece for this exhibit that would represent this concept and yet fit into my current series of paintings which abstractly represents earths geological formations. I chose to depict earths fertility through soil, a root system and then ultimately the fruit of this growth process. Whether the soil provides grain, vegetables, fruit or even grass; it not only provides food for us, but for all of the earths creatures as well. Many people have found this painting to be disturbing and hard to interpret. Once I explain the concept however they seem to find it a little easier to pallet. The colors at the top imply growth and fertility, but are they representative as well? I will give you a hint, think extreme close up...
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