TRANSCENDENT Akutan lifesize crabs support the removable

lifesize crabs support the removable bowl with their outstretched claws

Image size: 18" x 6"

Handmade in Fairbanks by husband and wife Bill and Rita Bishop

but seldom do a painting of just men

The beautiful and familiar surroundings of Southern Southeast Alaska provide her with unlimited inspiration

TRANSCENDENT Akutan lifesize crabs support the removableOpen edition print by Alaskan artist V Rae Image size: 12" x 16" Artist narrative: I made the nervous transition from Realism, to what I call Freestyle Expressions, when I began to sense the ineffable in every expression of nature I wanted to paint. Ineffable means too great, powerful and beautiful to be expressed. So it wasnt long until my composition moved from controlling definition to awe of the ineffable. In sports, freestyle pushes the envelope