Tuesday, April 24, 2007

PURA VIDA

Is this really what I look like in Costa Rica? The phrase "Pura Vida" (literally, the pure life) describes the mood quite well. This portrait of me enjoying a glass of "vino blanco" at La Bahia Restaurante near San Juanillo was painted by my very talented and lovely wife, Anna Green.

Between restaurant outings, yoga classes, hiking, and attempts at surfing, I managed to complete a new series of paintings while in Costa Rica over this past winter. Inspired by the natural beauty of both the jungles and beaches of this lovely country, the “Tierra Madre” (or Mother Earth) series is comprised of six acrylic abstracts on canvas, each 24 inches square. They are currently on exhibition at the Nativa Gallery in the Pacific beach town of Nosara, where they will likely remain for some time.

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