…the triumph of the joy over the suffering is the story of this painting. A few of my paintings are like gessoed down motion pictures where I paint over the beginning and the middle of the story, leaving only the end to be seen. At first, I painted the egret with its neck down and sad. Then I decided to lift its head up and face life bravely…
- Akiane
By The Moonlight
The bowed beak pierces through the skin of fire. Kicking the world inside out with deep blind worries and harsh arguments the filtered ashes try to feel lonely, but there is too much of them.
On the ashes of a tree only one ornament is needed- an egret who by the moonlight learns to cry with all the questions and to rejoice with all the answers.
By The Moonlight
Acrylic on canvas, Age 10 (2005) 16" x 20" Original & Prints Available