'Phobos', 48 by 36 inches unframed, 53 by 41 inches, framed. Oil on canvas on aluminum composite panel. Completed August, 2021.
[There are] two kinds of fear, a lower type which is the fear of pain, and a higher type which is what we would call reverence or awe. --Louis Jacobs
...I am thinking of [trust] now
and the testaments of loneliness
and what we feel we are
worthy of in this world...
and I think of the story
of the storm and everyone
waking and seeing
the distant
yet familiar figure
far across the water
calling to them
and how we are all
preparing for that...
so that when
we finally step out of the boat
toward them, we find
everything holds
us, and everything confirms
our courage, and if you wanted
to drown you could,
but you don't
because finally
after all this struggle
and all these years
you simply don't want to
any more
you've simply had enough
of drowning
and you want to live and you
want to love... --David Whyte, The Truelove
Phobos has been accepted into 'Create', a regional exhibition hosted by Art Center Manatee, Bradenton, FL. In October, 2022, the painting was accepted into the 32nd Annual All-Florida Invitational show hosted by Martin County Arts Council in Stuart, FL, and awarded best in show.