Shalom Dove

Dear Grace, Thank you for the kind words about my pictures. The Shalom Dove is for sure a NW Coast influenced piece. I lived in British Columbia for 2 years, 1970-71, and I had an opportunity to study their work close up. The Tree of Life is in a way also a totem. I was commissioned to make a front door design for a couple who had moved to Cedar Key from Miami Beach. So I used a Miami Beach hotel bass relief sculpture from the Mayfair hotel as a starting point and put some color to it and a tessellation angel fish design. To the Jewish people, the Torah is the Tree of Life as it gives us everything. The Studebaker is from a sketch I made at a Crystal River car show 15 years ago. My friend had a 1967 Camaro at the show and I made several drawings of that car and some others as well. I will have Beach Buick at the shop in Cedar Key this winter as soon as I get it done. The Small Boat Regatta was from a sketch I made at last years regatta at Cedar Key. Thank you for purchasing the Pier for your collection and I hope you visit this year. Ask at the desk at Island Arts what day I am working. This year I usually will be at the shop on Monday's. With my very warmest regards, Mike