"Homage To Ice"

aka "Blue & White Landscape"/ "The White Candelabra"/ "Global Warming"
My mom had this really crazy, wonderful candelabra. At Christmas she'd decorate it up with strands of silver beads, Austrian glass ornaments, fresh or beaded flowers. I painted it here in blues and white, and put in the Thai vases, also my mom's, that were from a beautiful Thai restaurant that she and my dad designed and built in the '80's. They even went to Thailand to observe the architecture and interiors in person. The restaurant is still there, though the original owners went back to Thailand, and the blue and white china is all gone. The terrific architectural details that make this restaurant so special are still in tact, and hopefully they still use persimmon and lavender coloured table cloths and napkins as my mom specified. It's called the "Thai Orchid Garden", on Foothill Blvd in Pomona Calif.
Now about global warming- the glaciers are melting, as you can see in the background. Did you know that many native Alaskans are trapped in their villages? Their regular mode of transportation is by dog sled. But the ice is now too soft in many places for the dogs and sleds to go. But the water is still too solid to use boats. So the people are trapped. Global warming is certainly real to these people!
Acrylic on Canvas 36"x 27" $800.