Churning, 12x16", acrylic/mixed media on panel $260	Byzantine, 20x24", oil on canvas $350	The Delegation, 20x24", oil on canvas $350	Mediterranean, 15x30", oil on canvas $395	In Repose, 20x24", oil on canvas $350
Serpentine, 34x40", oil on canvas $800	Drifting, 11x14", mixed media on paper Sold	Celestial, 9x12", acrylic/mixed media on wood $195	Fathomless, 34x40", oil on canvas $650	The Investigation, 24x20", oil on canvas Sold

Mermaids are a symbol to me, more than a folkloric representation. Remove them from the drowning or rescue of sailors. I paint them to capture a sense of fluidity, freedom, and calm. In my last visits to Crete, I did a lot of snorkeling. The clear water of the Mediterranean was the gateway to a parallel world for those who would immerse themselves completely. Ordinary people, with the aid of ridiculous-looking flippers and goggles, discovered a world whose liquid grace immediately forgave and annexed them. With a gentle flip of my duck-like feet, the water propelled me forward, and while earthbound on land, I could now leap and turn sommersaults. Moving in the ocean gives one weightlessness and freedom- but I suppose a clever mermaid can feel this way even on land.