These were originally Adam and Eve'esque', but very early paintings of mine that I was embarrassed to show most people because they were not very good, though I always felt they were somehow 'together'...I preferred the paintings on the reverse side (Octopi), so I had to pull the nails and hanging wire from these last night, before I gave them an upgrade to something I would share. I feel like they are a fantasy story, something Hans Christian Anderson would have written about (hence 'His Little Mermaid'). I realize that Eve still has legs that are apparent, but I left this because in my mind, I see her falling into the water and slowly becoming a mermaid...it's a transformation, like a butterfly. I call them 'Pygmy' because they are not life size...I would say about 4 feet tall. I can feel his eyes on her and I feel the spirit of him following her wherever she goes...even helplessly into another world, without fear.
I painted the Octopus (or pair of Octopi? ...I think I will call them "Octopeye"...I like it better!) in my backyard one day, before Adam and Eve (I guess this could be taken wrong, but I am only 43, so hopefully nobody gets confused!)...there were pieces of board that a Contractor left behind at my house and even though I rarely paint outside, I LOVED it...and when I was finished, I saw the Octopeye...or maybe they were the ones seeing me! I imagine these paintings hanging together as an artsy and open room divider at a beach house one day. Of course, they argue for The Louvre but I keep telling the, "Hey! Who do you think you are, Adam and Eve?" (Art can take on such ego sometimes!)
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