Awakening

The images of Hurricane Odile approaching southern Baja will forever be etched in my memory.  It resembled a doomsday movie as those huge black clouds devoured the light and the land.  And then there was total darkness and the monster winds roared, dumping endless rain and spitting out debris as it made it’s way north.  A long torturous night turned into morning and an emotional awakening to what truly is important in life.  The people survived, material possessions often did not.  In this painting, I see the monster receding and the unbroken spirit of a survivor.

Awakening