Sunday, January 31, 2010

Lichens



The lichens seen here represent the inspiration for a new series of paintings that I have been working on for the past couple of weeks. These amazing textures, patterns and colors are paintings in themselves and in my opinion are "jewels" of the natural world.
Often overlooked by the average eye, lichens have coexisted with fungi in a symbiotic relationship since the begining of life on earth.