Michael WhelanCAUSEWAY (1992)
Oil on Canvas - 48" X 36"
The colors came from a foggy morning walk at a reservoir near my home. 1/4
The water was a deep organic green and the air was so full of mist that the color of the water seemed to leach out, turn transparent, and fade to nothing before me. 2/4
The fossils on the pier were inspired by Sting's song "Walking in Your Footsteps," which he wrote after seeing dinosaur footprints. 3/4
The tetrahedral prism is a symbol that I use for the classical concept of Prudence: having clear knowledge of the past, an accurate awareness of the present, so as to guide one towards the most ideal future. 4/4
