Ensign, study
18" X 24" oil on canvas Original art is sold The visualization of a key moment in the second book in my Sirens series. The story point ... Sarah explores the feel of the Thinair breeze. Like flying a kite there is fun to be had. But this is more than play. Flying this ensign is a lesson in 'calling' for someone else. Writing has long been a integral part of Mark Heine's creative process. In the pursuit of his original artistic voice, Mark's writing has evolved to become the driving force behind his work and has led him to envision a world of his own creation. Sirens, the culmination of 44 years exploration, is inspired by the sea-nymphs, made famous in Homer's Odyssey. These underwater visions of mythological muse are rooted in the moments of an ongoing and developing fictional narrative. This complex narrative, involving human evolution and our natural environment, is the unifying conceptual thread that ties these surreal visions. |