Original artwork description:

This painting is my reflection on the fact that you can't tell, by outward appearance, what might be going on inside another person. Very few people are what they appear on the surface. Most people outwardly go about their daily lives, their work and activities, while they inwardly struggle--down under--with an entire landscape of thoughts, concerns, fears, hopes and emotions. I have presented this inner landscape in abstract form, using a pastel collage, which was mounted on a birch wood panel and then overpainted in oil and cold wax. The reverse side of the wooden panel has been routed with a "keyhole" for ease of hanging, so no hardware is required. The painting has been given a satin varnish for protection and long life.

Materials used:

oil pastel, oil paint on birch wood panel

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