This is the Monster. I was completely awestruck by the sight of the dark wave, thorny with broken pilings and debris, moving across the Japanese landscape. This painting is very small, only 12 x 12 inches, but it is the face of the Monster I saw in the wave.
Acrylic on canvas and cotton, with glass beads. 30 x 30 cm.
I present two blogs...Lac de Vie is a photo blog of my own real experiences framed as a kind of universal Cabin, situated in a remote forest by a beautiful lake. All photos on my blog were taken by me during actual visits to northern places. "North" is anything to which we orient our real inner compasses. North is true...
Une Vie d'Artiste is a site on which I will post new work and personal news items, with discussions about both...
All images copyright Erica Chappuis unless otherwise noted.