AFISHIONADO

Open edition print by V. Rae Image size: 12" x 16" Whether sailing Alaska coastal waters or snorkeling Hawaiian shores, V Rae chronicles natural life through bold portraits that leap from the canvas to your heart. Defying convention in a startling fusion of color and negative space, V paints Freestyle Expressions that transport each personal encounter through time and space, sharing with the world her seamless blend of art, nature and individual personality. Like Humpback whales, V migrates between Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii each year painting from platforms frequented by her subjects. Artist's narrative: From the moment I became cognizant of my cognitive cognition I knew I was hooked. Gliding swan, wobbly legged lambs, spawning red salmon invoked in me a passion to capture reflections of life from my coloring box. But the Circle Of Life did give me pause. Predators, hunger, abandoned newborns…was I exempt from the dark side of the Circle of Life? In time, I realized my s