Ancestors

This painting is part of the latticeWorks series. The use of color and compositional elements in this series help the viewer stay in the painting and interpret what they see through their own experience and observation. Many of the images and figures are purposely left ambiguous so that the viewer can develop their own narrative based on the meanings of the symbols or images for them. This ambiguity also allows for images to have more than one meaning, and to reflect the multiple facets of human nature.
The symbols and figures set against the warm background may represent the family, who are interconnected with their ancestors, green/violet figures set against a deep blue background. The painting conveys the ways we are interconnected with our ancestors who are observing the current generation. At the center is a symbol of birth and balance that connects all these generations.