Metamorphosis, study 30" X 48" oil on canvas Original art is sold The first painting intended to illuminate the second book in the Sirens series. The story point ... Offspring meets Orphan ... Aerica's dream ... a vision of her potential. But also a metaphor, for the weight of expectation on her shoulders. 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. |